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Destiny 57: Fist of Fury PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando has chosen Miss Jackson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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204 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Fernando!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernando fails to land the takedown.
Fernando goes for a double leg but Rogan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rogan continues to drive forward.
Rogan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Michael Rogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Fernando.
Fernando drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rogan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fernando moves out of range of the body kick.
Rogan misses with a body kick.
We've been told by Rogan's head coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rogan moves into the clinch.
Rogan gets underhooks to prevent Fernando's takedown attempt.
Fernando on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rogan wants to get back to striking at distance but Fernando won't allow it.
Fernando tightens his grip and picks Rogan up, before dumping him to the ground. Rogan manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fernando gets to his feet. Rogan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fernando misses with a takedown attempt
and Rogan counters with a nice leg kick.
Rogan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fernando feints and as Rogan raises his hands in defense, Fernando changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fernando tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogan is retaining full guard.
Rogan wants to get back to his feet but Fernando is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan wants to hit a switch here but Fernando passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rogan there!
Fernando content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like Fernando might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fernando tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fernando get's back to his feet.
Rogan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fernando tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rogan is in Fernando's guard.
Fernando has his foot on Rogan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rogan works his way back into a safe position though.
Rogan throws a big right hand that misses.
Rogan is posturing up here but Fernando has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rogan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rogan has to tap! Slick submission there by Fernando!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manny Fernando!
Manny Fernando decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loves To Spooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramin Laulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spooge comes to the cage accompanied by Litte Things - One Direction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Loves To Spooge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramin Laulu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spooge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laulu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spooge.
Laulu closes the distance and pushes Spooge back into the cage.
Laulu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laulu swings for the body but Spooge moves out of range.
Spooge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laulu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spooge scrambles back to his feet.
Spooge lands a head kick that stumbles Laulu and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Ramin Laulu has been cut.
We've been hearing good reports from Spooge's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Laulu keeping full guard, as Spooge tries to pass.
Spooge throwing strikes but missing.
Laulu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spooge's guard.
Spooge being controlled here, momentarily.
Spooge keeping full guard, as Laulu tries to pass.
Spooge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laulu wants to control from the top but Spooge keeps moving.
Laulu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Laulu.
Spooge is being controlled here.
Laulu decides to stand back up.
Laulu looks to throw the jab but Spooge is out of range.
Spooge takes the fight into the clinch.
Spooge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laulu blocks it with crossed arms.
Spooge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Spooge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spooge's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laulu under the eye.
Spooge looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spooge misses with an uppercut. Laulu saw that one coming.
Laulu thows a body shot but no joy.
Laulu throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laulu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laulu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spooge just misses with a punch to the body.
Laulu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spooge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laulu.
Spooge throws a leg kick but Laulu checks it.
Laulu lands a right hook to the body.
Laulu moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laulu obliges.
Laulu is trying to break the clinch but Spooge has him pressed against the cage.
Laulu breaks from the clinch.
Laulu tries to clinch there but Spooge circles away.
A swing and a miss from Laulu.
Laulu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laulu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laulu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laulu moves into the clinch.
Laulu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spooge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spooge lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laulu misses with a looping left.
Spooge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laulu moves away.
Laulu tries to close the distance and clinch but Spooge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laulu connects with the punch.
A shot to the body from Spooge misses
and Laulu counters with a one-two to the body.
Spooge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laulu was well out of range. Poor timing from Spooge.
Laulu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spooge.
Spooge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laulu lands a really nice looking cross but Spooge seems unphased.
Laulu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spooge swings for the body but Laulu moves out of range.
Laulu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spooge.
Spooge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spooge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spooge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spooge 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.
Laulu thows a body shot but no joy.
Laulu misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laulu defending well as Spooge loads up on a big left hand.
Spooge tries to keep at a distance but Laulu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spooge managing to block the knees to the body from Laulu.
Spooge manages to break the clinch.
Spooge moves into the clinch.
Laulu is trying to break the clinch but Spooge has him pressed against the cage.
Laulu trying to land knees to the body.
Laulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laulu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spooge counters with an inside leg kick.
Spooge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laulu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spooge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laulu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spooge has time to react.
Laulu tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spooge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spooge throws a lazy right hand but Laulu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spooge misses with a looping right.
Spooge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laulu.
Laulu checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loves To Spooge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramin Laulu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spooge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laulu's corner calls for a 1-2. Laulu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laulu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spooge.
Loves To Spooge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spooge throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Laulu. Beautiful body shot.
Spooge tries to score with a low kick but Laulu moves his leg out of the way.
Laulu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spooge.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laulu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spooge.
Laulu throws a hook but Spooge blocks it.
Laulu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spooge tries to close the distance and clinch but Laulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laulu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spooge moves out of range of the strikes.
Spooge's corner calls for a 1-2. Spooge obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laulu just misses with a punch to the body.
Spooge tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laulu checks a low kick from Spooge.
Spooge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laulu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spooge was well out of range. Poor timing from Laulu.
Laulu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spooge momentarily.
Laulu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spooge scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Laulu.
Spooge looks to land a right hand but Laulu moved out of range.
Laulu slips under a jab from Spooge.
Spooge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laulu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A telegraphed right hand from Spooge misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Laulu blocks the leg kick.
Laulu swings for the body but Spooge moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spooge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Spooge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooh a lovely combination from Spooge sends Laulu down but not out. Spooge dives into side control looking to finish.
Laulu is rocked!
Laulu is trying to improve his position.
Laulu is still in real trouble! Can Spooge finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laulu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Spooge.
Laulu seems to have recovered his senses.
Laulu is not content to let Spooge control the position.
Spooge wants to take a breather but Laulu manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Spooge.
Laulu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spooge trying to control the position from guard on top but Laulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spooge pushing down on Laulu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spooge is looking for a kimura but Laulu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spooge to get the leverage.
Laulu wants to control but Spooge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Spooge perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Laulu wants to improve his position but Spooge is controlling well.
Spooge uses his free foot to push down on Laulu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Laulu.
Laulu can't escape the position.
Laulu tries to lock up and control but Spooge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Laulu stops Spooge from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laulu wants to control but Spooge is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spooge unloads with some shots from mount but Laulu bucks and avoids them well.
Spooge goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Laulu turns into him and now he's in Spooge's guard.
Spooge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laulu stands up from Spooge's guard - Laulu perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spooge throws a leg kick but Laulu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spooge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laulu throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loves To Spooge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramin Laulu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Laulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spooge.
Spooge misses with a low kick.
Laulu lands with a cross.
A big right from Laulu misses.
Spooge misses with a low kick.
Laulu just misses with a punch to the body.
Laulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spooge.
Spooge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laulu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spooge.
Spooge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laulu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laulu. Spooge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spooge throws a big shot that misses.
Laulu throws a shot to the body.
Spooge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spooge throws a chopping leg kick but Laulu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laulu cracks a nice hook into Spooge's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spooge looks to score with a jab to the body but Laulu is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laulu throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laulu. Spooge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spooge tries to clinch but Laulu is having none of it.
Laulu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spooge cracks Laulu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spooge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spooge throws out a loose jab but Laulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spooge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spooge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spooge throws a leg kick
and Laulu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spooge wants to clinch up but Laulu keeps it at a distance.
Laulu throws a hook but Spooge avoids it easily.
Laulu connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laulu. Spooge does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laulu swats away the attempt to clinch by Spooge.
Laulu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spooge moves away.
Spooge tries to clinch there but Laulu circles away.
Laulu connects with a body shot.
Spooge throws an overhand right that lands on Laulu's shoulder, as Laulu tries to avoid the shot.
Laulu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spooge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spooge takes a swing at Laulu's ribcage but misses.
Laulu slips under a jab.
Spooge doesn't manage to clinch there - Laulu circles away.
Spooge slips a straight right by Laulu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laulu. Spooge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laulu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Laulu scores with a decent looking hook.
Laulu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spooge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laulu throws out the jab.
Laulu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spooge digs a good body shot into Laulu's ribs.
Laulu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spooge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laulu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spooge.
Spooge has Laulu up against the cage in a clinch.
Laulu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laulu thuds a left hand into Spooge's body.
Spooge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spooge tries to work over Laulu's front leg with a kick but Laulu checks it.
Spooge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laulu.
Spooge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laulu is able to avoid easily.
Laulu throws a right hand that Spooge ducks under and follows up with a left that Spooge also avoids with ease.
Laulu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spooge connects with a body shot that sends Laulu's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Spooge.
Nice combo by Spooge! Oh, that's hurt him - Laulu falls to the canvas and Spooge follows him into side control.
Spooge decides to stand back up. Spooge steps back and let's Laulu get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laulu misses with a hook. Spooge ducked under it nicely.
Spooge misses with a wild body shot.
Laulu closes the distance and clinches.
Spooge prevents a body shot from Laulu.
Spooge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laulu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laulu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spooge tries a knee to the head but Laulu blocks it.
Spooge missing with knees to the body.
Laulu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spooge moves out of range as Laulu strikes.
Spooge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laulu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spooge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laulu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laulu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spooge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laulu clinches up with Spooge and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramin Laulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loves To Spooge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spooge landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Loves To Spooge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spooge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loves To Spooge!
A very excited looking Loves To Spooge rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucien De Bray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Pegeant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Pegeant has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lucien De Bray's chin.
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170 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucien De Bray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Pegeant!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegeant fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Bray sprawls well initially but Pegeant persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Bray is looking to improve his position.
De Bray is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pegeant's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pegeant's back!
De Bray connects with a big shot to the side of Pegeant's head.
Pegeant covering up well and avoiding damage.
De Bray avoiding Pegeant 's attempts to control his hands.
De Bray scores with punches from the back.
De Bray gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Pegeant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pegeant is trying to remain composed but De Bray is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Pegeant is trying to remain composed but De Bray is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
De Bray punches Pegeant on the ear.
De Bray is punishing Pegeant with some ground and pound.
Pegeant is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by De Bray.
De Bray seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pegeant turns into De Bray and is now in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegeant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Bray is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De Bray pulls Pegeant in close to prevent any damage.
De Bray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Bray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
De Bray is stalling in the full guard.
De Bray throwing strikes from guard but Pegeant blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Bray trying to control but Pegeant is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Bray works over Pegeant with some ground and pound from guard.
De Bray postures up and lands a big shot to Pegeant's brow.
De Bray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Bray lands a couple of elbows.
Pegeant is trying to keep De Bray in close.
De Bray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pegeant trying to keep a closed guard but De Bray is proving a slippery customer.
De Bray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Bray makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bray lands a couple of elbows.
Pegeant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Bray defends it easily.
De Bray makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Bray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Bray stopping the sweep attempt from Pegeant.
De Bray chips away with some ground and pound.
De Bray works over Pegeant with some ground and pound from guard.
We've been informed that Pegeant has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
De Bray postures up.
De Bray with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Bray passes Pegeant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De Bray prevents Pegeant from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bray is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Bray lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from De Bray.
De Bray is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pegeant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Bray working the head and body with strikes.
De Bray slips a nice elbow through Pegeant's hands, connecting with Pegeant's forehead.
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. De Bray connects with a nice short shot to Pegeant's temple.
Pegeant is rocked!
De Bray is nestled in close to Pegeant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pegeant is still in real trouble! Can De Bray finish him?
Pegeant won't allow De Bray to pass to mount.
Pegeant seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Bray lands strikes from half guard.
De Bray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Bray wants to advance to full mount but Pegeant doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucien De Bray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Bray gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Bray lands a nice short elbow.
De Bray looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Bray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pegeant won't allow De Bray to pass to mount.
Pegeant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Bray.
Pegeant manages to get to full guard.
Pegeant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Bray is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Pegeant keeping moving, preventing De Bray from controlling successfully.
De Bray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bray is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pegeant throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
De Bray postures up.
De Bray passes Pegeant's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pegeant moves into full guard.
De Bray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pegeant's head.
De Bray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pegeant's head.
De Bray landing with the ground and pound.
De Bray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Bray makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Bray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pegeant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Bray with a nice head shot there.
De Bray working some strikes from top position.
Pegeant striking off his back but it's not causing De Bray any problems.
De Bray trying to control but Pegeant is working from the bottom.
Pegeant is controlling De Bray's posture.
Pegeant keeping moving, preventing De Bray from controlling successfully.
De Bray stands up over Pegeant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Bray landing some decent shots from guard.
Pegeant has momentary wrist control but De Bray slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pegeant looking to control.
De Bray is in close to Pegeant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Bray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Bray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pegeant's head.
Pegeant keeping moving, preventing De Bray from controlling successfully.
De Bray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pegeant looking to control.
De Bray is working Pegeant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Bray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pegeant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Bray postures up and lands a big shot to Pegeant's brow.
Lucien De Bray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Bray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegeant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Bray controls the pace.
Pegeant is trying to control the position but De Bray postures up.
De Bray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pegeant looking to control.
De Bray with a nice head shot there.
De Bray works over Pegeant with some ground and pound from guard.
De Bray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pegeant can do to turn this around?
De Bray looking to sit in guard and control but Pegeant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pegeant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Bray is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pegeant is fighting to break De Bray's control of his arms but De Bray is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucien De Bray dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pegeant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Bray.
De Bray tries for a takedown but Pegeant circles away easily
and Pegeant counters with a series of strikes. De Bray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pegeant wants to clinch up but De Bray keeps it at a distance.
Pegeant shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Bray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Bray preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bray works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Bray wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pegeant won't allow De Bray to sweep him here.
De Bray pulls Pegeant in close to prevent any damage.
De Bray wants to sweep here but Pegeant controlling him for the moment.
Pegeant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Lucien De Bray wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Bray manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pegeant on his heels. He'll look to pass Pegeant's guard now, I'm sure.
De Bray distracts Pegeant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Bray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pegeant's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Bray postures up.
De Bray scoring with some ground and pound.
De Bray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pegeant's head.
De Bray throwing strikes but missing.
De Bray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Bray is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pegeant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pegeant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pegeant keeping moving, preventing De Bray from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Bray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Bray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Bray scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Bray throws a big right hand that misses.
De Bray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Bray working some strikes from top position.
De Bray connects with a couple of short punches.
De Bray throwing strikes from guard but Pegeant blocks nicely.
Pegeant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Bray stands up over Pegeant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lucien De Bray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Bray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De Bray's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pegeant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Bray's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pegeant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Bray wants to sweep here but Pegeant controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucien De Bray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Bray, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucien De Bray!
A victorious Lucien De Bray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazumi Okamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla has chosen Sobota - Do góry łeb as his entrance music. Kazumi Okamura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michal Materla's chin.
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27
192 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazumi Okamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamura throws a head kick that misses.
Materla closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Okamura is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Materla asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Okamura 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.
Materla trying to control the position but Okamura is working away.
Materla prevents Okamura from escaping the position.
Materla is trying to get an arm triangle but Okamura is defending well.
Okamura pushes Materla away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Materla gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Materla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okamura keeps working.
Okamura wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Materla decides to stand up, so the ref orders Okamura to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Materla or perhaps it was just good defense by Okamura which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamura has closed the distance and engaged Materla in a clinch.
Materla has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Okamura after a bit of a struggle.
Okamura throws an elbow that misses.
Okamura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Michal Materla has been cut.
Okamura landing knees to the head.
Materla looks winded!
Materla blocks an elbow strike.
Okamura lands a knee to the head.
Okamura misses with an elbow over the top.
Okamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamura lands an elbow that stopped Materla in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Michal Materla's cut even more.
Okamura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Okamura gets underhooks to prevent Materla's takedown attempt.
Kazumi Okamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla.
Okamura misses with an elbow over the top.
Okamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Materla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Materla has Okamura pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Okamura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Okamura lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Michal Materla's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michal Materla's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kazumi Okamura!
Kazumi Okamura very nearly forgot to thank Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] 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.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthew McConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Benoit told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew McConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McConnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McConnell looks to land a combination but Benoit avoids it well.
McConnell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benoit to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McConnell is trying to keep Benoit in close.
Benoit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benoit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Benoit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Benoit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Benoit has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McConnell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McConnell leaves Benoit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benoit drives through with a takedown into McConnell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Benoit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Benoit landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit in side control lands a decent elbow.
McConnell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McConnell takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Benoit scores with punches from side control.
Benoit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McConnell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McConnell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Benoit connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benoit trying to control the action but McConnell is working from the bottom.
McConnell seems a little lost for a moment, as Benoit dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands a few punches from side control.
Benoit tries for a kimura but McConnell is defending well.
Benoit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Benoit working the ground and pound.
Benoit working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConnell is pushing Benoit's head away, looking to escape. Benoit manages to hold on to the position though.
Benoit wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McConnell, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConnell is not content to let Benoit control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McConnell prevents Benoit from improving position.
Benoit taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Benoit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McConnell tries to bum rush Benoit with a series of wild strikes but Benoit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McConnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benoit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frank Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Benoit trying to control from half guard but McConnell is working away.
Benoit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Benoit passes to side control.
Benoit is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit moves into full mount!
Benoit with the ground and pound from mount.
Benoit raining down hammerfists from mount.
McConnell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benoit working the ground and pound effectively.
McConnell is bucking up trying to escape but Benoit cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit controlling the pace for now.
Benoit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Benoit landing shots from mount.
Benoit raining down shots from the mount!
Benoit with shots to the head and body - McConnell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Benoit looking to finish McConnell with some ground and pound. This is bad for McConnell!
Frank Benoit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benoit has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McConnell's face.
Benoit landing punches.
McConnell is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh McConnell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benoit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Benoit is landing with some decent strikes but McConnell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Benoit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McConnell hang on?
Benoit looking to finish McConnell with some ground and pound. This is bad for McConnell!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit lands a big shot to the head and McConnell winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frank Benoit!
Frank Benoit very nearly forgot to thank Elite Canadian Threads 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.
Matthew McConnell was interviewed post fight and said 'It's never fun losing but, you know I love this sport so I'm going to keep training and try to come back with a win.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuma Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felippe Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Felippe Francisco was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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254 lbs
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240 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuma Shiroma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felippe Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiroma tries to clinch
and Francisco counters with a head kick. That will keep Shiroma thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shiroma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shiroma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francisco.
Shiroma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shiroma staying out of range there.
Shiroma clinches up with Francisco and pushes him back against the cage.
Shiroma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiroma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Francisco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shiroma stalling in the clinch.
Shiroma keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shiroma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francisco avoids it.
Francisco tries to break free but Shiroma pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shiroma avoiding damage.
Shiroma looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shiroma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Francisco's efforts to push away.
Francisco breaks the clinch.
Francisco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francisco throws a leg kick but Shiroma moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shiroma, right into the meat.
Shiroma misses with a kick to the body.
Francisco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Francisco misses with a kick to the body.
Francisco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shiroma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shiroma blocks a head kick by Francisco.
Francisco swats away the attempt to clinch by Shiroma.
Francisco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shiroma 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco throws a series of punches but Shiroma moves out of range.
Shiroma tries to clinch there but Francisco circles away.
A jab from Francisco misses.
Shiroma doesn't manage to clinch there - Francisco circles away.
Francisco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Shiroma finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A leg kick checked by Francisco.
Shiroma clinches up with Francisco and pushes him back against the cage.
Francisco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shiroma scores a nice knee to the body.
Shiroma missing with knees to the body.
Shiroma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Francisco's efforts to push away.
Shiroma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shiroma lands a knee to the body.
Francisco looks winded!
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
It looks like Felippe Francisco has been cut.
Shiroma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Francisco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma working Francisco over with knees to the body.
Shiroma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shiroma scores a nice knee to the body.
Shiroma prevents Francisco from breaking the clinch.
Shiroma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shiroma gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kuma Shiroma.
Francisco just misses with a punch to the body.
Shiroma feints and then cracks Francisco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Francisco down.
Shiroma is looking to clinch.
Shiroma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shiroma can pounce on him.
Francisco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shiroma can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiroma tries to clinch up.
Francisco thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Francisco misses the target.
Francisco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shiroma. Shiroma obviously looking to wear him down.
Shiroma avoids the head kick by Francisco.
An inside leg kick lands from Shiroma.
Shiroma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francisco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shiroma tries to clinch up but Francisco circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, jab by Francisco - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francisco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francisco looks to land a right hand but Shiroma moved out of range.
Shiroma closes the distance but Francisco moves to the side
and Francisco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francisco lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuma Shiroma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felippe Francisco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shiroma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shiroma blocks a head kick by Francisco.
Shiroma tries to clinch there but Francisco circles away.
Francisco throws a leg kick which misses Shiroma's front leg but catches the back leg as Shiroma tries to avoid it.
Shiroma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shiroma moves away from the strike by Francisco.
Francisco throws a sloppy head kick and Shiroma moves out of range easily.
Shiroma wants to clinch.
Francisco blocks a low kick nicely.
Francisco throws a head kick that misses
and Shiroma counters by clinching up.
Shiroma stalls.
Francisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Shiroma won't allow it.
Shiroma landing knees to the body.
Shiroma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Francisco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shiroma is looking to clinch.
Francisco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Francisco counters with a big head kick but Shiroma shrugs it off.
Shiroma doesn't manage to clinch there - Francisco circles away.
Francisco tries a head kick but it misses.
Shiroma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Francisco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shiroma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francisco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Francisco. Those never looked like landing.
Shiroma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Francisco is trying to force a seperation but Shiroma has the dominant position.
Francisco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma stalling.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuma Shiroma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shiroma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Francisco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Francisco being controlled against the cage.
Shiroma working Francisco over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiroma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shiroma keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shiroma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Francisco wants to break free but Shiroma has control.
Francisco can't break the clinch.
Shiroma tries to land a knee to the head but Francisco blocks with his arms.
Shiroma with a knee to the head.
Francisco tries to break free but Shiroma pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma looking to throw knees to the head but Francisco is blocking nicely.
Francisco is looking to break free of the clinch but Shiroma has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Shiroma has him pressed against the cage.
Francisco is trying to maintain a safe position but Shiroma gets an underhook and turns Francisco into the cage.
Francisco tries to break the clinch but Shiroma is controlling the position.
Shiroma scores with a knee to the head.
Shiroma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Francisco has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Shiroma taking a breather.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Shiroma is controlling him.
Francisco tries to break free but Shiroma pushes him back against the cage.
Shiroma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Francisco is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shiroma.
Shiroma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Francisco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shiroma has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Francisco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shiroma lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiroma keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shiroma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shiroma landing knees to the body.
Shiroma slowing the pace effectively.
Francisco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Shiroma.
Francisco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shiroma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Francisco won't want to take too many of those.
Shiroma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shiroma is looking to control Francisco's arms but Francisco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shiroma has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuma Shiroma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felippe Francisco's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Francisco on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Francisco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shiroma tries a head kick but it misses.
Shiroma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francisco tries a head kick but it misses.
Shiroma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francisco can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Shiroma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuma Shiroma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Francisco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shiroma is looking to clinch but Francisco is avoiding it.
Francisco blocks a leg kick.
Francisco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shiroma throws a wild body kick that Francisco sees coming a mile off.
Shiroma tries a head kick but it misses.
Francisco checks a leg kick.
Shiroma moves into the clinch successfully.
Francisco misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francisco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francisco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shiroma is looking to clinch but Francisco is avoiding it.
Francisco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shiroma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Francisco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shiroma 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.
Shiroma slips under a jab from Francisco.
Shiroma wants to clinch up but Francisco keeps it at a distance.
Francisco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Francisco keeps the fight on the outside.
Francisco tries a head kick but it misses.
Francisco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shiroma tries to clinch there but Francisco circles away.
Shiroma avoids the head kick by Francisco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Francisco.
Shiroma drives through and clinches with Francisco against the cage.
Shiroma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Francisco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shiroma misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shiroma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shiroma tries to land knees in the clinch but Francisco avoids the damage to the body.
Shiroma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Francisco breaks from the clinch.
Francisco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shiroma moves away.
Shiroma clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiroma prevents Francisco from breaking the clinch.
Francisco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shiroma tries to land knees in the clinch but Francisco avoids the damage to the body.
Shiroma stalling in the clinch.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Shiroma is controlling him.
Francisco tries to break the clinch but Shiroma is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Francisco avoiding damage as Shiroma throws knees to the body.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Francisco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Francisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Shiroma won't allow it.
Shiroma looking to stall.
Francisco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shiroma ducks under a wild hook from Francisco.
Shiroma has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shiroma trying to control the position but instead, Francisco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shiroma into the cage.
Shiroma stalling the fight.
Shiroma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Francisco's efforts to push away.
Francisco is trying to push Shiroma away but Shiroma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shiroma missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shiroma as Francisco tries to tie him up.
Francisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Shiroma won't allow it.
Francisco can't break the clinch.
Francisco managing to block the knees to the body from Shiroma.
Shiroma crunches a lovely knee into Francisco's ribcage.
Francisco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Felippe Francisco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiroma 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 letting Shiroma take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Francisco tries to break free but Shiroma pushes him back against the cage.
Shiroma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shiroma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francisco avoids it.
Shiroma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francisco blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuma Shiroma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shiroma 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuma Shiroma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Ketrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mophaf Bungradidoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mophaf Bungradidoa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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28
263 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakub Ketrzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mophaf Bungradidoa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bungradidoa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ketrzynski moves out of range as Bungradidoa throws a body kick.
A head kick by Bungradidoa misses
and Ketrzynski counters with a big head kick but Bungradidoa shrugs it off.
Ketrzynski shoots in and bounces Bungradidoa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bungradidoa looking to control.
Bungradidoa has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tokyo Totally Gym + Sauna. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ketrzynski is looking to work some ground and pound but Bungradidoa has wrist control.
Ketrzynski forces his way into half guard.
Bungradidoa is looking to escape.
Bungradidoa has hold of Ketrzynski's hands but Ketrzynski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bungradidoa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ketrzynski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ketrzynski's back!
Ketrzynski prevents Bungradidoa from getting a body triangle.
Ketrzynski is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketrzynski trying to control the hands but Bungradidoa won't let him.
Bungradidoa is looking for a rear naked choke here but Ketrzynski reverses the position brilliantly into Bungradidoa's guard!
Bungradidoa keeping moving, preventing Ketrzynski from controlling successfully.
Bungradidoa manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bungradidoa breaks the clinch.
Bungradidoa is looking to slow Ketrzynski down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski shoots in but Bungradidoa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mophaf Bungradidoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bungradidoa has managed to clinch.
Ketrzynski is working for takedown but Bungradidoa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bungradidoa is trying to break the clinch but Ketrzynski is controlling him.
Ketrzynski misses with the head strike.
Ketrzynski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Ketrzynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Bungradidoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski shoots in but Bungradidoa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bungradidoa misses with a two punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ketrzynski as Bungradidoa tries to tie him up.
Ketrzynski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bungradidoa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ketrzynski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa pushes Ketrzynski up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ketrzynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ketrzynski enables Bungradidoa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ketrzynski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bungradidoa trying to control the position from guard on top but Ketrzynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ketrzynski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bungradidoa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ketrzynski is trying to hold Bungradidoa in close to prevent damage but Bungradidoa has managed to pass into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bungradidoa wants to pass to mount but Ketrzynski is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mophaf Bungradidoa dominated that 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.
Bungradidoa instigates a clinch.
Bungradidoa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bungradidoa is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ketrzynski has denied him.
Bungradidoa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ketrzynski.
Bungradidoa is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ketrzynski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bungradidoa to the mat. Bungradidoa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ketrzynski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ketrzynski prevents Bungradidoa from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungradidoa wants to sweep here but Ketrzynski controlling him for the moment.
Ketrzynski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bungradidoa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ketrzynski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ketrzynski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ketrzynski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bungradidoa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ketrzynski is controlling him.
Bungradidoa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ketrzynski defends it easily.
Ketrzynski prevents Bungradidoa from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski throwing strikes from guard but Bungradidoa blocks nicely.
Ketrzynski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bungradidoa keeping moving, preventing Ketrzynski from controlling successfully.
Ketrzynski stands up over Bungradidoa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bungradidoa pulls Ketrzynski in close to his closed guard and prevents Ketrzynski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ketrzynski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ketrzynski cracks Bungradidoa with a solid left hand.
Ketrzynski preventing the sweep.
Ketrzynski lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bungradidoa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ketrzynski distracts Bungradidoa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bungradidoa is trying to control the position but Ketrzynski postures up.
Ketrzynski won't allow Bungradidoa to get back to his feet.
Bungradidoa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ketrzynski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bungradidoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Ketrzynski avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski blocks the elbow strike.
Bungradidoa is trying to break the clinch but Ketrzynski is controlling him.
Ketrzynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bungradidoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bungradidoa misses with an elbow over the top.
Ketrzynski manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Ketrzynski 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bungradidoa working hard to break the clinch.
Bungradidoa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ketrzynski blocks it with crossed arms.
Bungradidoa is pushing Ketrzynski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bungradidoa tries to circle away but Ketrzynski has him pinned against the cage.
Bungradidoa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bungradidoa tries to break the clinch but Ketrzynski is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketrzynski is trying to pull guard but Bungradidoa has him pressed against the cage.
Bungradidoa stops a takedown attempt from Ketrzynski.
Bungradidoa tries to break free but Ketrzynski pushes him back against the cage.
Bungradidoa is trying to push Ketrzynski away but Ketrzynski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bungradidoa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ketrzynski backwards.
Bungradidoa can't break the clinch.
Bungradidoa throws a head punch that misses.
Ketrzynski avoids a wild elbow strike from Bungradidoa.
Ketrzynski wants to take the fight to the mat but Bungradidoa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Ketrzynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bungradidoa working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski looking to stall.
Bungradidoa is trying to break free.
Bungradidoa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ketrzynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bungradidoa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Ketrzynski with that takedown attempt.
Bungradidoa lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Bungradidoa.
No luck for Ketrzynski with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa has Ketrzynski up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bungradidoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bungradidoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bungradidoa throws an off balance right hand
and Ketrzynski counters with a head kick. That will keep Bungradidoa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bungradidoa throws a series of punches but Ketrzynski avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa throws a big shot that misses.
Bungradidoa has closed the distance and engaged Ketrzynski in a clinch.
Ketrzynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ketrzynski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bungradidoa's guard.
Bungradidoa kicks Ketrzynski off and gets to his feet.
Bungradidoa moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ketrzynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Bungradidoa controls his hands.
Bungradidoa is trying to break the clinch but Ketrzynski is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ketrzynski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ketrzynski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bungradidoa keeping moving, preventing Ketrzynski from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mophaf Bungradidoa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bungradidoa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mophaf Bungradidoa!
Mophaf Bungradidoa made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moritsune Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Lester will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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24
165 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moritsune Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Lester!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lester to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lester must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Musashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Musashi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Musashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Musashi trying to keep a closed guard but Lester is proving a slippery customer.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musashi is controlling Lester's posture.
Musashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musashi looking to control.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lester is aware though and is defending well.
Musashi trying to keep a closed guard but Lester is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi keeping full guard, as Lester tries to pass.
Musashi working a defensive guard here.
Musashi pulls Lester in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musashi is trying to keep Lester in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Moritsune Musashi just wasn't active enough.
Lester dives in and scores a takedown into Musashi's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi pulls Lester in close to prevent any damage.
Lester is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Musashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Musashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester postures up.
Musashi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lester gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lester got a little sloppy there for a moment and Musashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lester has managed to get both his arms back between Musashi's legs - danger averted.
Lester is looking to stand up but Musashi won't let him.
Lester passes Musashi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lester trying to control the action but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Musashi gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lester is aware though and is defending well.
Musashi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lester is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Musashi.
Musashi wants to control but Lester postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester wants to stand but Musashi has his arm trapped.
Musashi seems a little lost for a moment, as Lester dominates the positioning.
Musashi is looking to regain half guard here but Lester keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Musashi tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moritsune Musashi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lester misses with a low kick as Musashi jumps back.
Moritsune Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi looking to score a takedown here. Lester is defending well but Musashi drives through and ends up in Lester's guard.
Musashi trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Musashi looking to pass the guard.
Musashi wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.
Musashi stopping the sweep attempt from Lester.
Musashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musashi is really struggling to control Lester but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Moritsune Musashi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Musashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Musashi feints and as Lester raises his hands in defense, Musashi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lester is looking for a triangle but Musashi pushes his legs off easily.
Musashi stands up over Lester, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Musashi forces his way into half guard.
Lester wants to get back to full guard.
Lester keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lester has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Musashi is working away from the top position though.
Musashi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lester!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester has given up his back here. Will Musashi look for the submission or keep pounding away?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi has got one arm under Lester's chin. This could be trouble... Lester trying to control the other hand but Musashi gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Lester has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Moritsune Musashi!
Moritsune Musashi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dav Rolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolling's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Breathe by The Prodigy. Josh Lebow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dav Rolling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Lebow!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Rolling coming out on top.
Rolling steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lebow. That one must have hurt.
Lebow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rolling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Josh Lebow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Rolling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rolling throws out a loose jab but Lebow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rolling misses with an uppercut
and Lebow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rolling misses with a low kick as Lebow jumps back.
Rolling connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Josh Lebow has been cut.
Rolling blocks a head kick by Lebow.
Lebow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolling throws a hook but Lebow avoids it easily.
Lebow tries to clinch but Rolling is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolling checks a leg kick nicely.
Lebow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lebow misses with a body kick.
Lebow looks to clinch
and Rolling counters with a shoot takedown. Lebow fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolling working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rolling tries to free his leg and advance position but Lebow is retaining full guard.
Lebow wants to stand but Rolling is controlling the position.
Rolling 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.
Rolling with a nice head shot there.
Rolling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lebow is rocked!
Rolling postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lebow covers up, he's hurt! Rolling keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Rolling and the ref steps in to end the fight! Rolling can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dav Rolling!
Our winner, Dav Rolling, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bariga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasparaitis's entrance music is Gotta Get Away. A fine choice. Darius Kasparaitis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Bariga's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Bariga!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasparaitis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bariga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kasparaitis cracks Bariga with a good jab.
Kasparaitis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kasparaitis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kasparaitis 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 Bariga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bariga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bariga throws a hook but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Bariga throws a looping overhand right but Kasparaitis ducks down to avoid it.
Darius Kasparaitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bariga cracks Kasparaitis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Kasparaitis
and Bariga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kasparaitis's knee momentarily.
Kasparaitis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kasparaitis throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bariga throws a leg kick but Kasparaitis checks it.
Kasparaitis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy body kick from Kasparaitis
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kasparaitis scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariga looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasparaitis is just out of range.
Kasparaitis looks to land a body kick but Bariga moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Bariga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kasparaitis misses with a low kick.
Kasparaitis moves away from the strike by Bariga.
Kasparaitis cracks Bariga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kasparaitis.
Bariga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Bariga misses.
Bariga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kasparaitis lands with a shot to the body.
Bariga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bariga takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bariga tries to score with a low kick but Kasparaitis moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis pushes Bariga away with a front kick.
Bariga takes one to the chin there.
Kasparaitis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bariga takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kasparaitis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kasparaitis scores with a leg kick.
Kasparaitis thumps Bariga with a low kick.
Kasparaitis moves away from the strike by Bariga.
Kasparaitis looks for the body kick but Bariga saw that one coming.
Bariga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kasparaitis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bariga. That did some damage!
Bariga thows a body shot but no joy.
Bariga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kasparaitis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kasparaitis connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis dips to his left and cracks Bariga with an uppercut!
Kasparaitis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kasparaitis.
Bariga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kasparaitis doesn't seem bothered though.
Bariga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kasparaitis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kasparaitis lands a jab to the nose.
Kasparaitis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bariga under the eye.
Bariga is rocked!
Kasparaitis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bariga.
Bariga is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasparaitis finish him?
Kasparaitis closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bariga! Kasparaitis dives in looking to finish! Bariga is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Kasparaitis!
Darius Kasparaitis retains his bantamweight title!
Darius Kasparaitis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Mark Bariga was interviewed post fight and said 'I think I'm done with 135 division so I'm going to 145 I guess!?'.
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