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Destiny 54: Casacci vs. Pae 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aatish Sunuwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramin Laulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunuwar comes to the cage accompanied by Peace Sells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aatish Sunuwar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramin Laulu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunuwar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laulu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sunuwar with a jab.
Laulu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sunuwar tries to bum rush Laulu with a series of wild strikes but Laulu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sunuwar feints a jab promting Laulu to slip. Sunuwar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Laulu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Ramin Laulu has been cut.
Laulu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laulu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laulu cracks a nice hook into Sunuwar's ribs.
Sunuwar throws a head kick that misses.
Laulu scores with a hook.
Sunuwar looks to throw the jab but Laulu is out of range.
Sunuwar moves forwards but Laulu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laulu moves into range and clinches up with Sunuwar.
Sunuwar tries to break free but Laulu pushes him back against the cage.
Laulu prevents Sunuwar from breaking the clinch.
Sunuwar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laulu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sunuwar lands a big head kick that sends Laulu tumbling to the mat! Sunuwar takes a step backwards and waves Laulu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Laulu is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunuwar lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Laulu crumples to the floor! Sunuwar milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aatish Sunuwar!
Aatish Sunuwar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Praying Mantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuo Hitigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Praying Mantis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Praying Mantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuo Hitigaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mantis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mantis. Hitigaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hitigaki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mantis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitigaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Mantis circles away.
Hitigaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mantis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Mantis misses.
Mantis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hitigaki moves away.
Mantis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mantis avoids a wild elbow strike from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mantis misses with a punch to the body.
Mantis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hitigaki blocks the elbow strike.
Hitigaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hitigaki's defenses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mantis.
Mantis lands a nice uppercut.
Mantis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mantis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hitigaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantis controls his hands.
Mantis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mantis wants to clinch.
Mantis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mantis connects with a body shot that sends Hitigaki's belly button to the back.
Mantis lands a nice shot to the body.
Mantis clinches.
Mantis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mantis wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mantis gets through Hitigaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantis blocks an uppercut.
Mantis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hitigaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mantis is keeping busy.
Hitigaki blocking some punches.
Mantis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitigaki has double underhooks.
Mantis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mantis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mantis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mantis lands a jab to Hitigaki's midsection.
Mantis is looking to wear down Hitigaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitigaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mantis digs a good hook to Hitigaki's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mantis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hitigaki backwards.
Mantis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mantis lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hitigaki.
Mantis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Mantis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hitigaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Mantis.
Mantis throws an elbow but it misses.
Mantis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mantis.
Mantis lands an elbow that stopped Hitigaki in his tracks for a moment.
Hitigaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantis misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mantis fails to land.
Mantis tries to break the clinch but Hitigaki is controlling the position.
Mantis gets through Hitigaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hitigaki slowing the pace effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mantis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mantis.
Nice elbow from Mantis.
Mantis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitigaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mantis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitigaki working aggressively here.
Mantis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitigaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Praying Mantis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hitigaki wants to clinch up but Mantis keeps it at a distance.
Hitigaki wants to clinch up but Mantis keeps it at a distance.
Mantis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitigaki is just out of range.
Mantis lands with an uppercut that bounces Hitigaki off the cage and back into range.
Ikuo Hitigaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch but Mantis is avoiding it.
Mantis drives through and clinches with Hitigaki against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mantis throws an elbow but misses.
Hitigaki throws a head punch that misses.
Mantis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hitigaki stalling in the clinch.
Mantis is trying to break the clinch but Hitigaki is controlling him.
Mantis throws a head punch that misses.
Mantis misses with an elbow over the top.
Mantis tries to work over Hitigaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mantis leaning against his opponent.
Mantis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mantis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitigaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantis has had enough of the clinch but Hitigaki keeps him there for the moment.
Hitigaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantis controls his hands.
Mantis misses with a punch to the body.
Mantis wants to break free but Hitigaki has control.
Hitigaki prevents a body shot from Mantis.
Hitigaki blocks an elbow strike from Mantis.
Mantis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Mantis.
Hitigaki missing with knees to the body.
Mantis is trying to break the clinch but Hitigaki is controlling him.
Hitigaki missing with knees to the body.
Hitigaki takes a shot to the head.
Hitigaki misses with a body punch.
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitigaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Mantis.
Mantis scores with a shot to the side of Hitigaki's head.
Mantis throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mantis lands with a short shot to the head.
Hitigaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mantis up against the cage.
Hitigaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Mantis misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mantis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mantis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mantis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Praying Mantis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mantis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki is looking to control Mantis's arms but Mantis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitigaki has his back to the cage.
Hitigaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Mantis.
Hitigaki is stalling here.
Mantis trying to control the position but instead, Hitigaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mantis into the cage.
Hitigaki throws a head punch that misses.
Mantis blocks an elbow strike from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mantis misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mantis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hitigaki's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Mantis fails to land.
Hitigaki can't find room to land a body shot as Mantis controls the action.
Mantis scores with a shoulder strike.
Hitigaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki tries to stall but Mantis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mantis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mantis can't find room to land a body shot as Hitigaki controls the action.
Hitigaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mantis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitigaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mantis's efforts to push away.
Mantis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hitigaki trying to stall but Mantis improves his position.
Mantis working aggressively here.
A short right from Mantis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitigaki blocking some punches.
Mantis is trying to force a seperation but Hitigaki has the dominant position.
Hitigaki blocking some punches.
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!
Mantis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hitigakis head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Praying Mantis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hitigaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mantis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hitigaki thinking.
Hitigaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mantis. That did some damage!
Mantis looks to land a right hand but Hitigaki moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Mantis.
Hitigaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Mantis - just one landing.
Hitigaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hitigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mantis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hitigaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Mantis.
Mantis lands a really nice looking cross but Hitigaki seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantis misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitigaki tries to clinch there but Mantis circles away.
Mantis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mantis closes the distance and clinches.
Mantis throws an elbow that misses.
Mantis blocking some punches.
Mantis trying to control the position but instead, Hitigaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mantis into the cage.
Mantis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hitigaki slips under a jab.
Mantis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hitigaki on the side of the head.
Hitigaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Mantis circles away.
Mantis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Mantis does no damage.
Hitigaki instigates a clinch.
Praying Mantis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Mantis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitigaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mantis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hitigaki blocks the elbow strike.
Mantis wants to break free but Hitigaki has control.
Mantis being controlled against the cage.
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitigaki prevents a body shot from Mantis.
Mantis working hard to break the clinch.
Mantis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hitigaki blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitigaki stalling the fight.
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hitigaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mantis's brow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hitigaki has a couple of punches blocked by Mantis.
Mantis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mantis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitigaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mantis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mantis has a couple of punches blocked by Hitigaki.
Hitigaki avoids the elbow strike from Mantis, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mantis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mantis working hard to break the clinch.
Hitigaki misses with a punch to the body.
Mantis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
Mantis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hitigaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Mantis avoids the damage to the body.
Hitigaki wants to stall.
Hitigaki throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitigaki keeps control of Mantis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitigaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mantis lands an elbow inside that Hitigaki shrugs off.
Ikuo Hitigaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mantis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hitigaki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Praying Mantis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mantis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Praying Mantis!
Our winner, Praying Mantis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Incisor Bicuspid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Padua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Padua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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240 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Incisor Bicuspid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Padua!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padua 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.
Padua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bicuspid feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bicuspid is looking to work some ground and pound but Padua has wrist control.
Bicuspid throwing strikes but missing.
Bicuspid trying to control the position from guard on top but Padua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bicuspid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Padua is keeping the position for now.
Padua striking off his back but it's not causing Bicuspid any problems.
Bicuspid has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicuspid pushes down on Padua's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bicuspid throwing shots but Padua is blocking nicely.
Padua wants to improve his position but Bicuspid is controlling well.
Bicuspid looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bicuspid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Padua's head.
Padua tries to roll over but Bicuspid keeps him under control.
Bicuspid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicuspid is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Padua!
BOOM! Bicuspid connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bicuspid wants to control the action but instead Padua gets a body lock and reverses into Bicuspid's guard! Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bicuspid controls Padua momentarily but Padua frees himself.
Bicuspid seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bicuspid is trying to control the position but Padua postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padua trying to control the position from guard on top but Bicuspid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bicuspid might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Incisor Bicuspid wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Padua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bicuspid shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Padua's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padua keeping moving, preventing Bicuspid from controlling successfully.
Padua has Bicuspid pulled in close to control his posture.
Bicuspid throws a big right hand that misses.
Padua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bicuspid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicuspid working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bicuspid pushing down on Padua's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bicuspid is looking to stall here but Padua recovers full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bicuspid pushes down on Padua's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bicuspid connects with a nice short shot to Padua's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bicuspid tries to pass the half guard into mount. Padua knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incisor Bicuspid dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Padua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bicuspid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bicuspid darts in looking for a takedown but Padua gets double underhooks and turns Bicuspid into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Padua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Padua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bicuspid stalling in the clinch but Padua improves position.
Padua wants to get back to striking at distance but Bicuspid won't allow it.
Bicuspid is trying to trip Padua. He has hold of a leg but Padua is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bicuspid persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bicuspid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bicuspid slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bicuspid takes a little break here. Padua wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Padua is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bicuspid is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padua wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bicuspid punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bicuspid looking for a guillotine from mount but Padua is having none of it.
Padua is in a horrible position here. Bicuspid smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicuspid raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bicuspid sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bicuspid looking to secure an arm triangle but Padua defends it well.
Bicuspid trying to control but Padua is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bicuspid connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bicuspid raining down hammerfists from mount.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Bicuspid! Padua is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Incisor Bicuspid!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Pedan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Jamesville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tucker Jamesville has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Pedan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tucker Jamesville!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pedan catches Jamesville napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Jamesville to the canvas!
Jamesville is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pedan tries to free his leg and advance position but Jamesville is retaining full guard.
Jamesville is still in real trouble! Can Pedan finish him?
Jamesville has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pedan has passed into side control.
Jamesville tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pedan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jamesville gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jamesville seems to have recovered his senses.
Pedan controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jamesville is trying desperately to improve position.
Pedan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jamesville because Pedan loaded up on that one.
Pedan looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamesville is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedan controlling his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexander Pedan just wasn't active enough.
Pedan has Jamesville up against the cage in a clinch.
Pedan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jamesville's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pedan lands a lovely overhand right.
Pedan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamesville.
Jamesville gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Pedan gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Jamesville is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Pedan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Shimabukuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Pegeant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimabukuro comes to the cage accompanied by Warrior. Dennis Pegeant will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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23
182 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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28
170 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Shimabukuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Pegeant!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegeant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimabukuro moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pegeant is defended easily by Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro keeps Pegeant at a distance using the push kick.
Pegeant looks winded!
Oooooh!!! Shimabukuro has knocked Pegeant down with a huge combo! Shimabukuro steps away and waves a wobbly Pegeant back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pegeant is rocked!
It looks like Dennis Pegeant has been cut.
Shimabukuro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shimabukuro - that will leave a mark!
Shimabukuro pushes Pegeant away with a front kick.
Shimabukuro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shimabukuro lands with a right and another and another! Pegeant is in big trouble! Shimabukuro lands again and this time it's lights out for Pegeant! A quality knockout there for Shimabukuro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Masaru Shimabukuro!
Masaru Shimabukuro 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cat Von (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felippe Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem guilty conscience. Felippe Francisco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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281 lbs
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240 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
Very quick |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cat Von!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felippe Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von is looking to clinch but Francisco is avoiding it.
Von tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francisco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Francisco blocks a head kick by Von.
Von definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Francisco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Francisco misses its intended target.
Von tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Von.
Francisco misses with a head kick.
Francisco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von, right into the meat.
Francisco throws a sloppy head kick and Von moves out of range easily.
Francisco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von.
Francisco throws a lazy head kick
and Von counters with a good low kick that Francisco was not able to check.
Von chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Francisco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco misses with a body shot.
Francisco scoring well with a low kick there.
Francisco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Von has time to react.
Von lands a jab to the nose.
Francisco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Von is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Von checks a leg kick.
Francisco takes a swing at Von's ribcage but misses.
Francisco throws a leg kick
and Von counters with a low kick, right behind Francisco 's knee.
Francisco gets tackled into the cage by Von. Von maintains the clinch.
Von tries to land knees in the clinch but Francisco avoids the damage to the body.
Von escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francisco.
Von defending well as Francisco loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Francisco misses
and Von counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Von goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von tries to throw a body punch but Francisco avoids it by throwing Von back against the cage.
Von breaks from the clinch.
Von misses with a body kick.
Von misses with a head kick.
Francisco misses with a looping right.
Von moves into the clinch.
Von lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Francisco is looking to break free of the clinch but Von has double underhooks.
Francisco manages to break the clinch.
Francisco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Von counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Francisco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Francisco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Francisco works Von's body with a nice hook.
A head kick from Francisco lands but Von takes it in his stride.
Von moves out of range as Francisco strikes.
Von throws a nice outside leg kick.
Von avoids the head kick by Francisco.
Francisco throws a sloppy head kick and Von moves out of range easily.
Francisco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francisco misses with a combination
and Von counters with an inside leg kick.
Von stuns Francisco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Felippe Francisco has been cut.
A head kick misses from Von.
Francisco throws a head kick that misses.
Von rushes Francisco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Von works on Francisco's body with a couple of short punches.
Von tries to throw a body punch but Francisco avoids it by throwing Von back against the cage.
Von prevents Francisco from breaking the clinch.
Von has Francisco pressed against the cage, preventing Francisco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Von pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francisco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francisco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francisco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Von. That did some damage!
Von on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cat Von dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felippe Francisco's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Von tries to clinch but Francisco is having none of it.
Francisco throws a jab but it's blocked by Von.
A leg kick checked by Francisco.
Von delivers a nice body kick.
Cat Von is winning the standup battle so far.
Von gets a clinch.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Von is controlling him.
Francisco can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von.
Von digs a right hand into Francisco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Francisco's gas tank.
Von throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Von lands an elbow inside.
Von 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.
Francisco is breathing heavily.
Von breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von lands a leg kick that knocks Francisco off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Von pulls guard.
Von is controlling Francisco's posture.
Von on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Von tries to get out of the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Cat Von wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Francisco throws a sloppy head kick and Von moves out of range easily.
Von tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Francisco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von lands a left hand.
Von pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francisco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Francisco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francisco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Von scores with a body shot.
Von takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Von has taken the fight to the clinch.
Von is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francisco is defending well for now.
Francisco tries to break the clinch but Von is controlling the position.
Francisco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Von escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco lands a head kick. Von smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Francisco misses with a looping right.
Francisco scores with a head kick.
Francisco scores with a jab to the head.
Von fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Francisco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Von has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Von and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Francisco takes a swing at Von's ribcage but misses.
Von tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francisco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Francisco throws a head kick that misses
and Von counters with an outside leg kick.
Francisco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco swats away the attempt to clinch by Von.
Von slips a straight right by Francisco.
Francisco connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francisco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francisco tries to bum rush Von with a series of wild strikes but Von uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Francisco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von drives through and clinches with Francisco against the cage.
Von pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von seems keen to control Francisco's posture.
Von has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Von looking for a sweep. Not yet Von, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cat Von dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felippe Francisco'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. This is the final round!
Francisco throws a sloppy head kick
and Von counters with a thumping low kick.
Francisco misses with a head kick.
Francisco throws a head kick but Von moves out of range.
Von closes the distance and pushes Francisco back into the cage.
Francisco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Von softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von cracks Francisco with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francisco trying to stall but Von improves his position.
Von breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Francisco gets tackled into the cage by Von. Von maintains the clinch.
Francisco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Francisco tries to work over Von's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francisco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Von has him pressed against the cage.
Von tries a body shot but Francisco blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francisco's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Von tries a body shot but Francisco blocks it.
Von pulls guard effortlessly.
Von is pulling down on Francisco's head to control his posture.
Von is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Von decides to stand and escape the position.
Von does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Von.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francisco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Von has him pressed against the cage.
Von is working Francisco over against the cage.
Von pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von moves into the clinch.
Von landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von cracks Francisco with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Von.
Von lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Francisco or not.
Von digs a right hand underneath Francisco's ribcage. Francisco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Von is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francisco can do to turn this around?
Von breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von throws a head kick that Francisco semi-blocks.
Von throws a nice inside leg kick.
Francisco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francisco misses with a hook
and Von counters with a head kick. That will keep Francisco thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That has opened up Felippe Francisco's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Francisco's head.
Francisco is rocked!
Von throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Francisco crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cat Von!
Cat Von looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'go spit on your grandpa's Love Tool '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masa Mune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Benoit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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19
158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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29
152 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Mune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Mune. Those never looked like landing.
Mune scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mune prevents Benoit from escaping the position.
Mune fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Benoit wants to get back to his feet.
Mune throws an elbow but Benoit slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Mune crashes against the mat.
Benoit is trying to buck Mune off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Benoit wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mune controlling the position.
Benoit is trying to get back to his feet.
Mune is looking to take a break and control but Benoit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mune lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit pushes Mune away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mune gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mune is putting a hurting on Benoit here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mune working the head and body with strikes.
Mune content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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!
Mune tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Check out the look on Mune's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mune wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benoit keeps working.
Benoit wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mune in side control, throwing shots but Benoit defends.
Benoit is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mune is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mune misses with the ground and pound.
Mune tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Benoit pushes Mune away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mune gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mune takes a little break here. Benoit wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Benoit pushes Mune away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mune gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Benoit takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mune lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is trying to buck Mune off.
Mune wants to control but Benoit is keeping him busy.
Mune scores with a couple of short elbows.
Benoit is not content to let Mune control the position.
Benoit pushes Mune away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mune gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mune is working Benoit over with some ground and pound from side control.
Benoit wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Mune dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mune stuffs the takedown attempt from Benoit. Benoit gets slowly back to his feet.
Mune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benoit misses with a takedown attempt
letting Mune counter with a right hand.
Benoit feints and as Mune raises his hands in defense, Benoit changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Benoit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mune can't keep his opponent in guard - Benoit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mune manages to get to full guard.
Benoit trying to control the position from guard on top but Mune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mune lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Benoit!
Mune raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mune lands with some strikes.
Masa Mune overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The referee warns Benoit that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Benoit is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mune thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Benoit is in a horrible position here. Mune smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Benoit is still in real trouble! Can Mune finish him?
Mune controlling the position easily from mount.
Benoit seems to have recovered his senses.
Mune is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Benoit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mune with good strikes from the mount here!
You get the feeling that Benoit really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mune trying to control but Benoit is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mune working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mune dominating with strikes here.
Benoit trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mune landing strikes from the mount and Benoit is in trouble!
Benoit squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Mune.
Mune tries to control but Benoit wriggling away.
Benoit wants to get back to his feet.
Mune scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mune trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mune with a couple of short strikes.
Benoit is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Benoit taking shots to the head.
Mune lands a big shot to the head and Benoit winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Masa Mune!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Moxson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux comes to the cage accompanied by Lose My Mind. Moxson has chosen Zombie by Cranberries as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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22
183 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Moxson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dux tries to avoid it but Moxson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dux to the ground. Dux escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moxson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dux throws out the jab.
Moxson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moxson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Moxson misses
and Dux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Dux as Moxson shoots in.
We've been hearing reports that Dux has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
John Dux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Moxson.
Moxson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dux 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.
Moxson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux drops Moxson with a huge uppercut! Moxson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Dux is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Dux!
A relieved looking John Dux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Belingon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Belingon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belingon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jabber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jabber throws a head kick that misses.
Jabber misses with the body kick
and Belingon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jabber lands a jab-cross combination.
Jabber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belingon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belingon walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belingon blocks a head kick by Jabber.
Jabber throws a head kick that Belingon semi-blocks.
Belingon blocks a jab.
Jabber lands a front kick.
Good shot there by Jabber.
A head kick misses from Jabber.
Belingon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jabber.
Jabber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jabber throws a head kick that misses.
Belingon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabber.
Jabber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belingon throws a wild body kick that Jabber sees coming a mile off.
Belingon lands a glancing blow to the side of Jabber's head.
Jabber is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belingon!
Jabber is still on wobbly legs! Can Belingon finish him?
Jabber swats away the attempt to clinch by Belingon.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Belingon! Jabber is out on his feet! Belingon rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jabber is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jabber is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Belingon!
Jimmy Belingon retains his lightweight title!
Jimmy Belingon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Pae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casacci comes to the cage accompanied by Serpente by SUBSONICA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Casacci!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Pae!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casacci closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Casacci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Casacci moves out of range of the leg kick from Pae.
Pae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Casacci.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pae!
Casacci thuds his right hand into Pae's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Casacci misses with an uppercut.
Pae takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pae darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pae moves out of range of the strikes.
Pae misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joe Pae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pae throws a head kick but Casacci moves out of range.
Pae takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Casacci misses with a kick to the body.
Pae moves out of range of the body kick from Casacci.
Pae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Casacci checks it well.
Pae has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Casacci.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci throws a good cross that connects.
Pae is looking to slow Casacci down with leg kicks.
Pae throws a sloppy head kick and Casacci moves out of range easily.
Pae tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Casacci is able to avoid easily.
Pae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casacci.
Pae gets a clinch.
Pae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pae has a couple of punches blocked by Casacci.
Pae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Casacci blocks it with crossed arms.
Casacci creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pae's defenses.
Casacci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pae blocks the elbow strike.
Casacci pushes off an throws an elbow but Pae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casacci avoids it.
Pae looking to throw knees to the head but Casacci is blocking nicely.
Casacci managing to block the knees to the body from Pae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Casacci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casacci takes a shot to the head.
Casacci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pae blocks an elbow strike from Casacci.
Casacci lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pae backwards.
Casacci lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pae throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Casaccis head.
Pae dodges an elbow strike from Casacci.
Casacci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pae backwards.
Casacci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casacci.
Pae lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Casacci backwards.
Casacci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pae has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Casacci lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pae takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pae scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Casacci's brow.
Casacci tries a body shot but Pae blocks it.
Pae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Casacci lands a nice elbow.
Casacci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casacci's elbow.
Casacci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Casacci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pae tries a body shot but Casacci blocks it.
Pae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pae misses with a body punch.
Pae gets through Casacci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Casacci's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casacci.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pae with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Casacci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pae is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Casacci tries to land a knee to the head but Pae blocks with his arms.
Pae blocks a body shot from Casacci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pae trying to land knees to the body.
Casacci pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pae 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.
Casacci makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Casacci lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from Casacci.
Casacci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pae backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Casacci.
A short right from Casacci.
Pae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Casacci throws an elbow but it misses.
Casacci tries to work over Pae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Casacci.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Casacci fails to land.
Casacci lands an elbow just above Pae 's eye.
Casacci creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pae prevents a body shot from Casacci.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Casacci will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Casacci looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Casacci avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Max Casacci is winning the standup battle so far.
Pae missing with a left hand there. Casacci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pae lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pae takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Casacci looks to score with a jab to the body but Pae is just out of range.
Casacci looks to score with a jab to the body but Pae is just out of range.
Pae needs to keep his hands up - Casacci had a free shot at his head there.
Pae doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Pae lands but Casacci takes it in his stride.
Casacci misses with an uppercut
and Pae counters with a low kick, right behind Casacci 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pae clinches.
Casacci lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pae backwards.
Pae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci misses with an elbow over the top.
Pae blocks an elbow strike.
Pae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pae.
Casacci scores with a shot to the side of Pae's head.
Casacci has a couple of punches blocked by Pae.
Casacci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casacci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pae takes a shot to the head.
Pae is rocked!
Casacci throws a punch but it's blocked by Pae.
Casacci lands an elbow just above Pae 's eye.
Pae is still on wobbly legs! Can Casacci finish him?
Casacci lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Joe Pae has been cut.
Casacci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Casacci lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pae to his knees! Casacci keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Casacci!
Max Casacci retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Max Casacci 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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