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MLF - XVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Loxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolt Pistorius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolt Pistorius struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Loxa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolt Pistorius!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loxa throws a nice looking combination but Pistorius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pistorius has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Loxa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Loxa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pistorius lands a two punch combo.
Pistorius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Loxa avoids it really well and circles away.
Pistorius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pistorius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pistorius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loxa as he avoids it easily.
Big Loxa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bolt Pistorius.
Loxa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loxa connects with a nice looking jab.
A left lands for Loxa.
It looks like Bolt Pistorius has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loxa avoids the body shot from Pistorius.
Loxa rushes Pistorius and presses him up against the cage.
Loxa lands a nice uppercut.
Pistorius tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loxa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pistorius looks winded!
Pistorius misses with some punches.
A short left from Loxa.
Pistorius has a couple of punches blocked by Loxa.
Loxa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Loxa.
Loxa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loxa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loxa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loxa lands a big left hand right to the temple and Pistorius goes down!
Pistorius is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loxa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pistorius is still in real trouble! Can Loxa finish him?
Pistorius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loxa.
Pistorius trying to control from the bottom.
Pistorius seems to have recovered his senses.
Loxa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Loxa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Loxa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pistorius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistorius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loxa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pistorius tries to get to full guard but Loxa has control of the leg.
Loxa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pistorius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loxa.
Loxa looks to land a strike but Pistorius avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pistorius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Loxa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pistorius wants to sweep but no luck.
Loxa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Loxa throwing strikes from guard but Pistorius blocks nicely.
Loxa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loxa throwing strikes from guard but Pistorius blocks nicely.
Loxa throws an elbow that misses. Pistorius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Loxa's guard. Nice move by Pistorius!
Pistorius trying to control but Loxa is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistorius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Loxa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Loxa tries to get out of the position.
Pistorius trying to control but Loxa is working from the bottom.
Pistorius stands up from Loxa's guard - Pistorius perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pistorius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loxa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistorius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loxa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pistorius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loxa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pistorius throws a punch but it's blocked by Loxa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loxa.
Nice body punch from Loxa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loxa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loxa lands with a short shot to the head.
Pistorius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Loxa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pistorius backwards.
Nice body punch from Loxa.
Loxa effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loxa lands a nice uppercut.
Loxa lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Loxa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bolt Pistorius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loxa plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Pistorius to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Pistorius just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Big Loxa!
Big Loxa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helios Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikita Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helios Garcius!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bam. Garcius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcius has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garcius is looking to clinch but Bam is avoiding it.
Garcius throws a right and a left that Bam avoids nicely.
Bam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've been told by Bam's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bam lands with a straight right. Garcius didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcius misses with a low kick.
Garcius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bam throws a hook to the side of Garcius's head but Garcius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bam slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garcius tries to clinch there but Bam circles away.
Garcius moves into range and clinches up with Bam.
Bam is trying to stall.
Bam misses with a knee strike.
Bam pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Garcius has Bam pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Garcius pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bam tumbling to the mat - Garcius dives into Bam's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garcius stands up from Bam's guard - Garcius perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bam lands with a shot to the body.
Garcius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bam swinging wildly here.
Garcius misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcius drops his hands momentarily and Bam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bam.
Bam connects with a right hand. Garcius shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garcius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcius doesn't manage to clinch there - Bam circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bam.
Bam connects with a high kick.
Garcius tries to clinch up.
Garcius lands with a nice combination. Bam backs away looking to recover.
Bam looks to land a left hand but Garcius moved out of range nicely.
Garcius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garcius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bam, pushing him back against the cage.
Bam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcius's elbow.
Bam is trying to stall.
Garcius being controlled against the cage.
Bam creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius prevents Bam from breaking the clinch.
Bam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bam trying to land knees to the body.
Garcius stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garcius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bam avoids the head kick by Garcius.
Bam gets tackled into the cage by Garcius. Garcius maintains the clinch.
Garcius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bam to keep the fight standing.
Garcius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helios Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Garcius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bam misses with a body shot.
Garcius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nikita Bam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcius forces Bam back against the cage and clinches.
Bam trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius dodges an elbow strike from Bam.
Garcius dodges an elbow strike from Bam.
Garcius breaks the clinch.
Bam scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bam sizes up Garcius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcius manages to avoid it.
Bam dodges the punch combination from Garcius.
Garcius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bam is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bam avoids the head kick by Garcius.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcius tries to clinch but Bam moves out of range.
Garcius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcius fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bam.
Bam lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garcius will feel that in the morning.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Bam dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bam throws a head kick that Garcius semi-blocks.
Bam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bam misses with a double jab.
Garcius looks to land a combination but Bam avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Bam.
Bam throws a head kick that half lands.
Bam keeps the fight on the outside.
Bam throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcius was well out of range. Poor timing from Bam.
Garcius tries to bum rush Bam with a series of wild strikes but Bam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bam just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcius dives in and grabs Bam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bam pushes down on Garcius's head and hops out.
Crunch! Bam slams his shin into Garcius's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius closes the distance and pushes Bam back into the cage.
Bam lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bam misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bam obliges.
Bam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bam fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Garcius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bam lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bam connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcius misses with a low kick.
Bam looks to land a combination. Garcius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcius avoids the body shot from Bam.
Garcius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bam.
Garcius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcius looks to clinch
and Bam counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bam.
Nikita Bam is winning the standup battle so far.
Bam throws a hook but Garcius blocks it.
Helios Garcius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bam scores with a push kick.
Garcius lands a jab.
Garcius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bam can pounce on him.
Garcius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bam misses with a hook. Garcius ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bam, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Garcius.
Garcius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcius misses with a wild combination.
Garcius 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.
Garcius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcius.
Bam throws the left hand but Garcius avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcius ducks under a wild hook from Bam.
Bam avoids the head kick by Garcius.
Bam circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bam counters with a one-two to the body.
Bam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcius moves away.
Bam throws a nice looking combination but Garcius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bam leaves Garcius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garcius is breathing heavily.
Garcius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bam misses with a looping right.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcius fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikita Bam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helios Garcius.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Garcius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bam lands with a shot to the body.
Bam throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garcius's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bam.
Decent striking displayed by Bam there.
Bam cracks Garcius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body kick from Bam.
Bam swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Bam as he connects with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bam - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcius throws a right and a left that Bam avoids nicely.
Bam cracks Garcius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcius's head backwards.
Garcius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Bam dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcius forces Bam back against the cage and clinches.
Garcius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bam gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garcius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Bam.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bam.
Garcius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bam thuds his right hand into Garcius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crunch! Bam slams his shin into Garcius's torso.
Garcius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bam scores with a hook.
Garcius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garcius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcius is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam clobbers Garcius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcius is rocked!
Garcius clinches up against the cage.
Garcius is still on wobbly legs! Can Bam finish him?
Bam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcius can do to turn this around?
Bam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcius seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcius avoiding damage as Bam throws knees to the body.
Garcius managing to block the knees to the body from Bam.
Bam breaks the clinch.
Bam throws a body punch but Garcius moves out of range.
Garcius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bam digs a good body shot into Garcius's ribs.
Bam fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Bam.
Bam jabs Garcius right on the nose. Garcius blinks but takes it well.
Garcius throws a front kick aimed at Bam's knee but Bam avoids it well.
Garcius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bam throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garcius.
Garcius has managed to clinch.
Bam wants to stall.
Bam breaks from the clinch.
Garcius tries to clinch but Bam moves away
and Bam counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garcius is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Garcius tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcius somewhat.
Garcius throws a lazy head kick
and Bam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bam with a nice cross.
Garcius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Garcius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses.
Bam scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcius has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bam.
Bam shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcius eats them both and turns towards Bam to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses.
Bam lands a big head kick that sends Garcius tumbling to the mat! Bam takes a step backwards and waves Garcius back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bam cracks Garcius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No luck for Garcius with that takedown attempt.
Nikita Bam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helios Garcius.
Bam cracks Garcius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bam drops Garcius with a beautiful combination! Garcius stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bam is looking for the KO!
Bam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bam looks to throw the jab but Garcius is out of range.
Bam tests Garcius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcius tries to clinch but Bam is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bam.
Bam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bam throws a leg kick but Garcius checks it.
Bam goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcius looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bam tries to roll over but Garcius keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcius in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bam tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Garcius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helios Garcius!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Putra Aryanditama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kantemir Gaunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aryanditama comes to the cage accompanied by The Cage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Putra Aryanditama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kantemir Gaunov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaunov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aryanditama on his heels. He'll look to pass Aryanditama's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gaunov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aryanditama's guard.
Gaunov is trying to work for a kimura but Aryanditama is defending well.
Gaunov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Aryanditama defend it? Gaunov steps over the head and cranks it - Aryanditama is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gaunov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kantemir Gaunov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tataki Mizuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soren Monkongtong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mizuto comes to the cage accompanied by The Beginning- One Ok Rock. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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28
165 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tataki Mizuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soren Monkongtong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkongtong rushes Mizuto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Monkongtong lands a hook that snaps the head of Mizuto backwards.
Monkongtong avoiding damage.
Monkongtong lands a right hand.
It looks like Tataki Mizuto has been cut.
Monkongtong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mizuto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Monkongtong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mizuto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Monkongtong misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monkongtong.
Mizuto goes for a takedown attempt but Monkongtong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mizuto loads up on a big right hand but Monkongtong slips the punch.
Monkongtong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monkongtong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Monkongtong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Monkongtong.
Mizuto turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mizuto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Monkongtong some visible discomfort.
Mizuto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mizuto in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mizuto working away.
Monkongtong tries to buck Mizuto off but Mizuto is having none of it.
Monkongtong is trying to escape the position but Mizuto is controlling the position.
Monkongtong is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mizuto is controlling him well.
Mizuto working the body and head with strikes.
Mizuto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Monkongtong to see if he's OK.
Monkongtong wants to control but Mizuto postures up.
Mizuto takes a little break here. Monkongtong wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mizuto is working to tighten his grip on Monkongtong's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Monkongtong has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mizuto is really squeezing tight and eventually Monkongtong passes out! Mizuto breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tataki Mizuto!
After winning the bout, Tataki Mizuto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto comes to the cage accompanied by Feel the Drive. 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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32
152 lbs
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160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy avoids the head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardy's sensitive parts.
Okamoto tries to land a leg kick but Hardy saw it coming and moves away.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Okamoto sprawls well.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hardys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Okamoto.
Okamoto defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Okamoto.
Okamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.
Okamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okamoto.
Hardy avoids a kick to the body.
Okamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Hardy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Okamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okamoto lands a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Okamoto. Hardy shrugs it off though.
Hardy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses the jab.
Okamoto looks to land a body kick but Hardy moved away.
Okamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okamoto wants to slow Hardy down by chopping away at his legs.
Okamoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okamoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Okamoto gets caught napping as Hardy dives in and scores a takedown. Okamoto manages to retain guard.
Okamoto wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
Okamoto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hardy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hardy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Okamoto.
Okamoto lands a big shot there that rocks Hardy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Okamoto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's 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!
Okamoto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hardy tries to hold on but Okamoto pushes him away.
Hardy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Okamoto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okamoto thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Okamoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Okamoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Okamoto throws some wild stikes that Hardy manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Okamoto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Okamoto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto scoring with strikes but Hardy is staying in there.
Okamoto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Okamoto thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Okamoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Okamoto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Okamoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Okamoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Hardy is rocked!
Okamoto looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hardy covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroyuki Okamoto!
In defeat, Vince Hardy stepped up to the mic, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaziuks Plytiniskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Sobis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kaziuks Plytiniskis's chin.
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28
278 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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25
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Sobis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaziuks Plytiniskis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobis lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Plytiniskis crumples to the floor! Sobis milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tito Sobis!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emmett Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Roncesvalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roncesvalles has chosen Walk as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
147 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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35
148 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmett Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonah Roncesvalles!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roncesvalles.
A left lands for Roncesvalles.
Brown catches Roncesvalles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Roncesvalles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Roncesvalles as he connects with a hook.
Roncesvalles lands with a good body shot.
Roncesvalles looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Roncesvalles cracks Brown with a good jab.
Roncesvalles checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Roncesvalles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Roncesvalles.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roncesvalles takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Roncesvalles uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roncesvalles lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Roncesvalles controls the action.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roncesvalles backwards.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown is trying to push Roncesvalles away but Roncesvalles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Roncesvalles's takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Roncesvalles scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Roncesvalles continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roncesvalles displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Roncesvalles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Roncesvalles.
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 right hook to the body lands for Roncesvalles.
Roncesvalles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Roncesvalles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roncesvalles prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Roncesvalles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roncesvalles looking to stall.
Brown is fighting off a takedown attempt but Roncesvalles is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brown to the mat. Brown regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Roncesvalles trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown trying to control the position.
Brown is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Roncesvalles is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brown pulls Roncesvalles in to control the position.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roncesvalles.
Roncesvalles postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Roncesvalles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Roncesvalles trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roncesvalles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Emmett Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Roncesvalles.
A clash of legs there as Roncesvalles blocks the low kick.
Emmett Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roncesvalles if he has to take too many more of those.
Roncesvalles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Roncesvalles saw that one coming.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
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!
Roncesvalles misses with a body shot.
Roncesvalles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Roncesvalles.
Roncesvalles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roncesvalles manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Roncesvalles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brown back to the cage. Roncesvalles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roncesvalles looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Roncesvalles misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Emmett Brown will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Roncesvalles moved away.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roncesvalles avoids the body shot from Brown.
Roncesvalles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emmett Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Roncesvalles counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown is trying to keep Roncesvalles in close.
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Roncesvalles defends easily.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roncesvalles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roncesvalles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roncesvalles defends well.
Roncesvalles wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
My spies in Z-Force Academy inform me that Roncesvalles has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roncesvalles's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Roncesvalles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Roncesvalles.
Roncesvalles controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jonah Roncesvalles.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Roncesvalles misses with a leg kick.
Roncesvalles checks a leg kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Roncesvalles lands with an overhand left.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Roncesvalles's front leg but catches the back leg as Roncesvalles tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Roncesvalles seems unphased.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Roncesvalles moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Roncesvalles's head but Roncesvalles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Roncesvalles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Roncesvalles clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roncesvalles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jonah Roncesvalles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roncesvalles looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown throws a leg kick but Roncesvalles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roncesvalles slips under a jab.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Brown misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Roncesvalles closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is looking for a sweep. Roncesvalles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Roncesvalles is very close to passing his half guard.
Roncesvalles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roncesvalles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown is pressing down on Roncesvalles's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jonah Roncesvalles has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Roncesvalles content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roncesvalles won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Emmett Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roncesvalles's calf.
Roncesvalles keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roncesvalles doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Roncesvalles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roncesvalles misses with a body shot.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roncesvalles goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Roncesvalles blocks an uppercut.
Roncesvalles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roncesvalles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roncesvalles.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Roncesvalles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Brown misses with a hook.
Roncesvalles with a poor takedown
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Roncesvalles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Jab by Brown.
Roncesvalles shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Roncesvalles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown trying to control here.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to control Roncesvalles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roncesvalles is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Roncesvalles eventually gives up the hold.
Roncesvalles winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Roncesvalles lands with a punch from half guard.
Roncesvalles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Roncesvalles chips away with some ground and pound.
Roncesvalles lands a couple of elbows.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Roncesvalles controls the pace.
Roncesvalles wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Roncesvalles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roncesvalles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Roncesvalles's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roncesvalles wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Roncesvalles is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roncesvalles preventing the sweep.
Brown has control of Roncesvalles's left arm, preventing Roncesvalles from doing any damage.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roncesvalles trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Emmett Brown just wasn't active enough.
Roncesvalles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emmett Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Roncesvalles.
Brown throws a jab when Roncesvalles was well out of range.
Roncesvalles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jonah Roncesvalles just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Roncesvalles circles away.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Roncesvalles's head.
Roncesvalles misses with a double jab.
Roncesvalles looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown tries to clinch there but Roncesvalles circles away.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown moves out of range as Roncesvalles strikes.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roncesvalles shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roncesvalles showed some decent athleticism there.
Brown gets full guard.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roncesvalles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roncesvalles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roncesvalles wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown wants to sweep here but Roncesvalles controlling him for the moment.
Brown is trying to control the position but Roncesvalles postures up.
Brown is looking to sweep but instead, Roncesvalles has passed into half guard.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Roncesvalles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Roncesvalles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roncesvalles working some strikes from top position.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown is controlling Roncesvalles's posture.
Brown wants to sweep here but Roncesvalles controlling him for the moment.
Roncesvalles distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles lands a couple of elbows.
Brown is trying to control the position but Roncesvalles postures up.
Brown is controlling Roncesvalles's posture.
Roncesvalles postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Roncesvalles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown trying to control the position.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roncesvalles defends well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brown is looking to sweep but instead, Roncesvalles has passed into half guard.
Roncesvalles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles stalling away here and it's allowed Brown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Brown is trying to keep Roncesvalles in close.
Roncesvalles trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to control the position but Roncesvalles postures up.
Roncesvalles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roncesvalles has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Brown to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Roncesvalles is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Brown pulls down on the head and he's put Roncesvalles to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Emmett Brown!
Emmett Brown retains his bantamweight title!
Emmett Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sai Fukuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
13 - 16 - 1 |
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sai Fukuta!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fukuta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Numazawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been informed that Fukuta has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good exchange - Numazawa coming out on top.
Numazawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fukuta throws a nice looking combination but Numazawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fukuta tries to bum rush Numazawa with a series of wild strikes but Numazawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fukuta misses with a hook.
Fukuta moves to clinch but Numazawa breaks away
and Numazawa counters by clinching up.
Numazawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Numazawa missing with knees to the body.
Numazawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fukuta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fukuta gets underhooks to prevent Numazawa's takedown attempt.
Fukuta tries to pull guard but Numazawa holds him up against the cage and eventually Fukuta drops back down to his feet.
Fukuta trying to land knees to the body.
Numazawa breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Numazawa.
Fukuta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Numazawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numazawa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Numazawa looks to land a combination but Fukuta avoids it well.
Numazawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Numazawa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Numazawa swings for the body but Fukuta moves out of range.
Fukuta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fukuta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fukuta misses with a two punch combination.
Fukuta misses with a series of wild punches.
Fukuta tries to bum rush Numazawa with a series of wild strikes but Numazawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sai Fukuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Numazawa cracks the inside of Fukuta's front leg.
Fukuta moves out of range of the leg kick from Numazawa.
Fukuta wants to clinch.
Fukuta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Numazawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fukuta moves into the clinch.
Fukuta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fukuta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fukuta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Numazawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fukuta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Numazawa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fukuta's calf.
Fukuta lands a body shot.
Fukuta misses with the combination.
Fukuta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Numazawa swivels and escapes.
Daisuke Numazawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sai Fukuta.
A big right from Numazawa misses.
Numazawa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fukuta's sensitive parts.
Fukuta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fukuta throws a right and a left that Numazawa avoids nicely.
Fukuta looks to land a combination. Numazawa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fukuta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Numazawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fukuta throws a series of punches but Numazawa avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuta tries to bum rush Numazawa with a series of wild strikes but Numazawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Numazawa ducks under a wild hook from Fukuta.
Numazawa throws a sloppy head kick and Fukuta moves out of range easily.
Numazawa throws a right hand that Fukuta ducks under and follows up with a left that Fukuta also avoids with ease.
Fukuta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fukuta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Fukuta misses
and Numazawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fukuta tries to clinch but Numazawa is having none of it.
A punch combination from Fukuta misses.
Fukuta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fukuta looks winded!
Numazawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Numazawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Numazawa throws a sloppy head kick and Fukuta moves out of range easily.
Numazawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Numazawa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fukuta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fukuta keeping moving, preventing Numazawa from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuta can't keep his opponent in guard - Numazawa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Numazawa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fukuta looking for submissions off his back.
Numazawa wants to take a breather but Fukuta is having none of it.
Numazawa trying to mount his opponent but Fukuta defends it.
Numazawa trying to control from half guard but Fukuta is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Numazawa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fukuta defends it well.
Fukuta wants to improve his position but Numazawa is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daisuke Numazawa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fukuta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fukuta pushes Numazawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Fukuta looking to slow down the pace here.
Fukuta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Numazawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Numazawa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fukuta as he avoids it easily.
Numazawa misses with a low kick as Fukuta jumps back.
Numazawa slips a jab and a cross from Fukuta.
Fukuta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Numazawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Numazawa misses with a double jab.
Numazawa tried to score with a low kick but Fukuta checks it.
Numazawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fukuta misses with a few strikes there.
Fukuta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Numazawa tries a knee to the head but Fukuta blocks it.
Numazawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numazawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Numazawa has Fukuta pressed against the cage, preventing Fukuta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Numazawa lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sai Fukuta has been cut.
Fukuta misses with some punches.
Numazawa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A frustrated look appears on Fukuta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Numazawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fukuta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Numazawa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fukuta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Numazawa blocks an elbow strike.
Fukuta has Numazawa pressed against the cage.
Fukuta receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Numazawa lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa tries to throw a body punch but Fukuta avoids it by throwing Numazawa back against the cage.
Numazawa has Fukuta pressed against the cage, preventing Fukuta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fukuta is trying to force a seperation but Numazawa has the dominant position.
Numazawa missing with knees to the body.
Numazawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Numazawa lands a nice shot that snaps Fukuta's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Numazawa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukuta tries to close the distance and clinch but Numazawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fukuta stalks Numazawa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Numazawa's face. Numazawa staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab from Fukuta.
Fukuta misses with a series of wild punches.
Fukuta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Numazawa. That one must have hurt.
Fukuta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Numazawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Fukuta is looking to clinch but Numazawa is avoiding it.
Fukuta darts in looking for a takedown but Numazawa gets double underhooks and turns Fukuta into the cage.
Fukuta is breathing heavily.
Numazawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuta is trying to stall.
Numazawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fukuta.
Numazawa throws an elbow that misses.
Numazawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fukuta's efforts to push away.
Fukuta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Numazawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daisuke Numazawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sai Fukuta.
Numazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fukuta's defenses.
Fukuta wants to get back to striking at distance but Numazawa won't allow it.
Numazawa manages to break the clinch.
Numazawa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fukuta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Numazawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Numazawa scores with a head kick. Fukuta tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Numazawa throws a right hand that Fukuta ducks under and follows up with a left that Fukuta also avoids with ease.
Fukuta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Numazawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fukuta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fukuta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fukuta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Numazawa throws a chopping leg kick but Fukuta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Daisuke Numazawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Numazawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fukuta on the side of the head.
Numazawa throws a sloppy head kick and Fukuta moves out of range easily.
Fukuta moves forwards but Numazawa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Numazawa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Numazawa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Numazawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fukuta keeps working.
Numazawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Numazawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fukuta is not content to let Numazawa control the position.
Fukuta throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisuke Numazawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sai Fukuta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Numazawa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fukuta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Numazawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fukuta misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Numazawa.
Numazawa scores with the left hand. Fukuta knows he should have avoided that one.
Numazawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukuta moves away.
Numazawa tries a low kick but Fukuta avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Numazawa. No joy for Fukuta on that attempt.
Fukuta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It looks like Numazawa has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fukuta jabs at Numazawa's body.
Fukuta misses with a combination
and Numazawa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fukuta thinking.
Fukuta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Numazawa lands a jab to the nose.
Fukuta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fukuta throws a series of punches but Numazawa avoids them all with ease.
Numazawa gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numazawa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Numazawa tries to move to mount but Fukuta blocks the move with his legs.
Fukuta takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fukuta tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Numazawa landing with strikes.
Fukuta can't escape the position.
Numazawa gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Numazawa patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fukuta wants to control his opponent's hands but Numazawa gets his hands free.
Fukuta looking very determined here, making life difficult for Numazawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sai Fukuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fukuta is trying to break free.
Fukuta is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Numazawa gets his way!
Numazawa has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Numazawa has Fukuta flattened out and is raining down punches.
Fukuta trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Numazawa connects with a big shot to the side of Fukuta's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Numazawa has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Fukuta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa looking for the choke from the back.
Good control from Numazawa.
Numazawa is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Fukuta. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Fukuta rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Numazawa trying to control the pace.
Numazawa blocks the strikes from Fukuta.
Fukuta looks like he's trying to stand up.
Numazawa is keen to just control but Fukuta is a slippery customer.
Fukuta is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Numazawa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daisuke Numazawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuta really wants to buck Numazawa off and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukuta is squirming around, avoiding Numazawa's attempts to control the action.
Fukuta tries to reverse the position but Numazawa maintains control.
Numazawa tries to control but Fukuta wriggling away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Numazawa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Numazawa wants to control the pace but Fukuta is squirming around nicely.
Numazawa won't let Fukuta get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daisuke Numazawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Numazawa 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daisuke Numazawa!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyell Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome to the Jungle. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kale Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyell Gold!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kyell Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gold fails to land with a series of punches.
Gold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Gold misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Gold staying out of range there.
Gold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Kale Cruz has been cut.
Gold tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Gold scores with a takedown into Cruz's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gold gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gold controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gold is aware though and is defending well.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Gold pushes his legs off easily.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gold controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Gold forces his way into half guard.
Gold is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gold controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cruz looking to control but Gold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gold working to try and regain half guard.
Cruz wants to control the action but instead Gold gets a body lock and reverses into Cruz's guard! Nice work!
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz pulls Gold in close to his closed guard and prevents Gold from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gold distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyell Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kale Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Gold avoids them all with ease.
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Gold saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Gold persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Gold is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gold moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz takes one on the button.
Kyell Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gold tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cruz defends well and Gold ends up having to push Cruz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gold.
Kale Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyell Gold.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gold sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruz to the mat! Cruz manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
Gold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gold thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gold looking for a sweep. Not yet Gold, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gold is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruz defends well.
Gold had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Gold looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gold wants to sweep but no luck.
Gold keeps trying to improve his position.
Gold working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cruz has passed into half guard!
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Gold's temple.
Gold is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gold wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy.
Gold has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold is trying to maintain the position but Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gold keeps working.
Gold is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kale Cruz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cruz fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyell Gold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kale Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gold dives in and scores a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Gold postures up.
Kyell Gold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gold works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gold is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gold keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gold.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Gold working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cruz's thigh. Cruz counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Gold postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Gold throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Gold has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Gold is looking to sweep but instead, Cruz has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold trying to control from the bottom.
Gold is trying to get back to full guard.
Gold wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy.
Gold is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gold has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold gets full guard.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Gold is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
Cruz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gold is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cruz, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz has control of Gold's left arm, preventing Gold from doing any damage.
Gold looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gold has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
Cruz is controlling Gold's posture.
Gold throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gold looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gold is now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gold is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cruz sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyell Gold really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kale Cruz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gold displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Gold shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cruz is trying to defend but Gold finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gold thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gold.
Cruz trying to control here.
Gold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gold has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cruz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Gold working the head and body with strikes.
Gold is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gold stalling.
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Gold is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Cruz trying to hold on to Gold's head to control him but Gold postures up.
Gold with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cruz with the active half guard here but Gold passes nicely into side control.
Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gold fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cruz is avoiding damage well.
Gold works to advance to full mount. Cruz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gold scoring with strikes but Cruz is staying in there.
Cruz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gold takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gold tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gold cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gold with shots to the head and body - Cruz looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold with shots to the head and body - Cruz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruz is rocked!
Gold prevents Cruz from getting the reversal.
Gold is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cruz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Cruz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gold tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
Cruz is looking to get to half guard.
Gold lands a big elbow.
Gold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gold postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Cruz in real trouble here! The ref calls for Cruz to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyell Gold!
Kyell Gold is the new lightweight champion!
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