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Destiny Tuesday 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jere Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jere Stephens will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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164 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut.
Stephens's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stephens duly obliges.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jere Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stephens's head.
Stephens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Stephens.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stephens circles away.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Stephens moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stephens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stephens lands with a good body shot.
Stephens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stephens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stephens has a takedown stuffed.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stephens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens misses with the combination.
Stephens swinging wildly here.
Stephens throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva .
Stephens being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stephens is keeping the position for now.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stephens.
Stephens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Stephens. Those never looked like landing.
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to clinch but Stephens is having none of it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Stephens shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Silva . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stephens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stephens misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Stephens.
Stephens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Stephens.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stephens.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stephens digs a good hook to Silva 's body.
Stephens misses with a two punch combination.
Stephens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stephens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stephens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Stephens.
Stephens looks winded!
Stephens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva has picked Stephens up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Stephens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Silva 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stephens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva looks to land a combination but Stephens avoids it well.
Stephens throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Stephens.
Stephens loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Stephens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Stephens works over Silva 's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stephens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stephens sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stephens pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Stephens is trying to control but can't.
Silva trying to advance position but Stephens counters by regaining guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva stops Stephens from getting back to his feet.
Stephens is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Stephens defends it.
Silva is keen to just control but Stephens is a slippery customer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stephens misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Stephens is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stephens throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Stephens.
Jere Stephens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stephens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stephens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stephens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Stephens persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stephens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stephens is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stephens. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva feints and then cracks Stephens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stephens down.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stephens.
Stephens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stephens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stephens keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Rodrigo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Stephens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Stephens, which made it look bad.
A combination from Stephens does no damage.
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 Rodrigo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Silva 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stephens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stephens scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stephens throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stephens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stephens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva .
A combination from Stephens does no damage.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Stephens misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Stephens does no damage.
Stephens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stephens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Stephens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stephens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stephens swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva .
Stephens misses with a few strikes there.
Stephens fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva throws a series of punches but Stephens moves out of range.
Stephens does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stephens scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Stephens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Stephens.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens wants to get back to his feet.
Silva trying to control the action but Stephens is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stephens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stephens tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stephens misses with a double jab.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva slips a jab from Stephens.
Sloppy strikes from Stephens. Those never looked like landing.
Stephens moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Stephens throws a body shot but no joy.
Stephens connects with a body shot that sends Silva 's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stephens lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Stephens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Stephens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stephens throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Stephens misses with a wild combination.
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!
Stephens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stephens tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stephens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jere Stephens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stephens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jere Stephens!
Rodrigo Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'So sorry everyone'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Hayway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
9 - 19 - 1 |
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Hayway!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayway throws a big shot that misses.
Hayway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lester.
Hayway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayway gets a clinch.
Hayway unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lester lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayway with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bryan Lester has been cut.
Hayway is stalling here.
Hayway scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hayway clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayway is having to fend off submission attempts from Lester, who is looking to sink in the choke. Lester doesn't have the hooks in though and Hayway manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Lester has his hands on Hayway's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayway stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lester looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hayway tries to free his leg and advance position but Lester is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lester is trying to control the position but Hayway postures up.
Hayway looking to pass the guard.
Hayway postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lester is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hayway, into his guard.
Hayway controls Lester momentarily but Lester frees himself.
Lester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayway has a closed guard, preventing Lester from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayway is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lester tries to stand but Hayway is controlling from the bottom.
Lester wants to pass the guard but Hayway is keeping the position.
Lester trying to control but Hayway is working from the bottom.
Hayway managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hayway lands a leg kick that knocks Lester off balance momentarily.
Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayway circles away.
Lester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayway.
We've been informed that Hayway has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nathan Hayway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lester misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lester looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hayway is fending him off so far but Lester persists. Nope, Hayway circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hayway swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lester shoots and misses
and Hayway counters with a nice leg kick.
Lester with a poor takedown
and Hayway counters with an outside leg kick.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Lester takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Hayway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Lester's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hayway throws a powerful right kick. Lester tried to block low but the kick was high! Lester was taken right off of his feet! Hayway jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nathan Hayway!
A victorious Nathan Hayway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karbal Lindi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuma Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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254 lbs
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254 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karbal Lindi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuma Shiroma!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Shiroma. No joy for Lindi on that attempt.
Shiroma scores with a head kick.
Shiroma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shiroma clinches.
Lindi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lindi managing to block the knees to the body from Shiroma.
Shiroma gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lindi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karbal Lindi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shiroma.
Lindi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shiroma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shiroma obliges.
Lindi is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
Lindi is trying to break the clinch but Shiroma is controlling him.
Shiroma prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee calls for Shiroma to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shiroma has Lindi pressed against the cage.
Shiroma connects with a knee to the head.
Shiroma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindi is trying to drag Shiroma to the mat but Shiroma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Shiroma.
Lindi being controlled against the cage.
Shiroma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lindi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shiroma drives through and clinches with Lindi against the cage.
Lindi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lindi is looking for a takedown.
Shiroma is trying to stall.
Lindi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lindi has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shiroma keeps working.
Lindi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lindi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lindi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shiroma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindi has hold of Shiroma's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shiroma tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lindi cranks the arm and Shiroma screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shiroma, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Karbal Lindi!
Karbal Lindi 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brabo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burer Mutant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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135 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brabo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Burer Mutant!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutant.
Some wild striking there from Mutant.
Mutant works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
Burer Mutant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutant throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mutant scores with a one two! Garcia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Mutant. Those never looked like landing.
Mutant misses with a wild combination.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia lands with a slapping head kick.
Mutant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mutant swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutant.
Burer Mutant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mutant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mutant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mutant throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mutant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a body kick.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia trying to control but Mutant is working from the bottom.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mutant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mutant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia cracks Mutant with a solid left hand.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Mutant working a defensive guard here.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mutant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutant keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Mutant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mutant is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutant.
Mutant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mutant blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Mutant misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Mutant.
Garcia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mutant's waist but Mutant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutant looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Mutant looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Mutant misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a head kick. That will keep Mutant thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Mutant. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Mutant.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutant throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mutant misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutant misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutant tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burer Mutant dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mutant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Mutant tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Brabo Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia lands a head kick. Mutant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mutant throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Garcia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcia lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mutant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mutant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mutant trying to control the position.
Garcia won't allow Mutant to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutant controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Garcia 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.
Mutant wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mutant trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mutant trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Garcia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mutant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mutant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mutant is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mutant has escaped and now he's on top!
Brabo Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Mutant tries to pass.
Garcia controls Mutant momentarily but Mutant frees himself.
Mutant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mutant uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutant wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mutant is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mutant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Mutant is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia trying to hold on to Mutant's head to control him but Mutant postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brabo Garcia dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mutant scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Mutant avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mutant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mutant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutant throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mutant pinned against the cage. Mutant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mutant throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia has Mutant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mutant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brabo Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Mutant.
Mutant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia effectively controlling the action here.
Garcia wants to take the fight to the mat but Mutant manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutant is defending well for now.
Mutant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mutant lands with a short shot to the head.
Mutant lands with a right to the head.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mutant blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mutant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mutant lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is trying to break free.
Garcia has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mutant clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mutant breaks Garcia's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mutant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mutant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mutant controls the pace.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mutant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mutant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Mutant pushes his legs off easily.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mutant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mutant stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mutant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mutant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mutant controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Burer Mutant.
I think Mutant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Burer Mutant!
The defeated Brabo Garcia had this to say: 'Yukio Vorarlberna'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nari Vari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazumi Okamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazumi Okamura acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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202 lbs
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28
192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazumi Okamura!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamura wants to clinch.
Vari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vari checks a leg kick nicely.
Okamura throws a low kick but Vari moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vari has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Vari.
Vari breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Okamura misses.
Okamura steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vari. That one must have hurt.
Okamura throws a lazy head kick
and Vari counters with a head kick.
Vari throws a leg kick which misses Okamura's front leg but catches the back leg as Okamura tries to avoid it.
Okamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okamura wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari catches Okamura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Okamura is rocked!
Vari lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Okamura out cold! Okamura is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nari Vari!
Nari Vari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Kazumi Okamura had this to say: 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Tsunami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Ignacio Cresta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cresta's choice of entrance music: The black keys - I got mine. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 lbs
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Tsunami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Ignacio Cresta!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cresta misses with a body shot
and Tsunami counters with a thumping low kick.
Tsunami looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Tsunami misses.
Cresta looks to land a combination but Tsunami avoids it well.
Cresta's coach down at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cresta's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice combination there by Cresta.
Tsunami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cresta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cresta misses with a hook to the body
and Tsunami counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tsunami is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tsunami's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cresta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsunami is looking to work some ground and pound but Cresta has wrist control.
Cresta keeping moving, preventing Tsunami from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsunami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cresta wants to stand and escape but Tsunami is having none of it.
Tsunami controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tsunami drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tsunami cracks Cresta with a big elbow.
Tsunami lands some shots froms side control.
Tsunami looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cresta is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Tsunami seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cresta takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tsunami working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tsunami controls the position from side control.
Cresta takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
An elbow from Tsunami crashes against the mat.
Tsunami tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Tsunami are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cresta takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The strikes coming from Tsunami are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tsunami misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cresta seems a little lost for a moment, as Tsunami dominates the positioning.
Tsunami prevents Cresta from escaping the position.
Tsunami is looking to take a break and control but Cresta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cresta dodges the ground and pound from Tsunami.
Tsunami looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cresta is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami prevents Cresta from escaping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cresta cracks Tsunami with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cresta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsunami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Cresta.
Tsunami feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tsunami works over Cresta with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsunami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cresta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tsunami lands a couple of elbows.
Tsunami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tsunami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsunami stays in close to Cresta's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Tsunami dominated that round.
That's time! Tsunami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cresta misses with a looping left.
Tsunami drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cresta is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tsunami is controlling him well.
Cresta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsunami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cresta avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tsunami.
Tsunami looks up at the clock and then as Cresta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tsunami smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsunami working the ground and pound.
Tsunami in side control, throwing shots but Cresta defends.
Tsunami lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsunami in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tsunami misses with the ground and pound.
Tsunami cracks Cresta with a big elbow.
Tsunami is putting a hurting on Cresta here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cresta wants to get back to his feet.
Tsunami throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tsunami misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cresta is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tsunami moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami advances to full mount.
Tsunami raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tsunami lands a heavy elbow.
Tsunami controlling the position easily from mount.
Further stalling from Tsunami.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cresta can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami lands a heavy elbow.
Tsunami breaks from Cresta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tsunami thowing shots but they're missing.
Tsunami with good strikes from the mount here!
Tsunami landing strikes from the mount.
Cresta is rocked!
Tsunami postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cresta badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tsunami around the waist but Tsunami pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tsunami is the winner by TKO! Tsunami jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Tsunami!
After winning the bout, Dominic Tsunami thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Juan Ignacio Cresta spoke after the fight, saying 'was a tough fight, I have made a mistake and I lost, he's a worthy winner. now I want revenge'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshido Nakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshido Nakamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller jabs at Nakamara's body.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Miller lands a jab to Nakamara's midsection.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nakamara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nakamara prevents Miller from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nakamara looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamara.
Miller 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.
Nakamara wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to roll over but Nakamara keeps him under control.
Nakamara is trying to work for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
Nakamara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Nakamara prevents Miller from improving his position.
Nakamara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miller sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Miller is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nakamara 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.
Nakamara is trying to work for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakamara is working away from the top position though.
Miller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Miller is pulling down on Nakamara's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miller is on top in guard.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Nakamara is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Miller rolls with it to try and escape but Nakamara cranks on the arm and Miller is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshido Nakamara!
A victorious Yoshido Nakamara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon DeLaurier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Pegeant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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29
170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon DeLaurier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Pegeant!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLaurier moves into the clinch successfully.
Pegeant stops a takedown attempt from DeLaurier.
DeLaurier works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
DeLaurier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
DeLaurier throws an elbow that misses. Pegeant uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in DeLaurier's guard. Nice move by Pegeant!
Pegeant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DeLaurier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pegeant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pegeant is pushing down on DeLaurier's leg trying to pass to half guard. DeLaurier is fighting to maintain full guard but Pegeant has managed to sneak the leg through.
DeLaurier might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeLaurier tries to get to full guard but Pegeant has control of the leg.
DeLaurier is not content to let Pegeant control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLaurier wants to control but Pegeant passes into side.
DeLaurier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pegeant trying to control the action but DeLaurier is working from the bottom.
Pegeant in side control, throwing shots but DeLaurier defends.
DeLaurier avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pegeant.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pegeant trying to control the position but DeLaurier is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pegeant wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by DeLaurier, who protects the arm well.
DeLaurier wants to get back to his feet.
Pegeant trying to control the action but DeLaurier is working from the bottom.
Pegeant working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Pegeant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
DeLaurier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pegeant circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pegeant counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pegeant trying to pass the guard but DeLaurier defending well.
DeLaurier tries to get to full guard but Pegeant has control of the leg.
Pegeant is looking to stall here but DeLaurier recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLaurier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pegeant wants to control from the top but DeLaurier keeps moving.
DeLaurier looking for a guillotine here but Pegeant defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DeLaurier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pegeant is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Pegeant dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pegeant shoots in looking for a takedown but DeLaurier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pegeant's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leon DeLaurier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeLaurier doesn't manage to clinch there - Pegeant circles away.
DeLaurier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
DeLaurier throws a series of punches but Pegeant moves out of range.
Pegeant connects with the punch.
Pegeant scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeLaurier drives through with a takedown into Pegeant's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
DeLaurier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pegeant keeping moving, preventing DeLaurier from controlling successfully.
Pegeant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
DeLaurier lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLaurier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
DeLaurier throwing strikes from guard but Pegeant blocks nicely.
DeLaurier wants to get up but he can't break Pegeant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pegeant controls DeLaurier momentarily but DeLaurier frees himself.
Pegeant wants to sweep but no luck.
DeLaurier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
DeLaurier scoring with punches to the head and body.
DeLaurier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pegeant pulls DeLaurier in to control the position.
Pegeant keeping moving, preventing DeLaurier from controlling successfully.
DeLaurier postures up and lands a big shot to Pegeant's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLaurier scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
DeLaurier not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Our spies down at at Brown House inform us that Pegeant has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pegeant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
DeLaurier chips away with some ground and pound.
DeLaurier postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pegeant is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of DeLaurier, into his guard.
DeLaurier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegeant trying to control the position from guard on top but DeLaurier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeLaurier is pulling down on Pegeant's head. It's preventing any offense from Pegeant, at least for the moment.
Pegeant stopping the sweep attempt from DeLaurier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
DeLaurier wants to get back to his feet but Pegeant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
DeLaurier keeping moving, preventing Pegeant from controlling successfully.
Pegeant looking to sit in guard and control but DeLaurier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
DeLaurier wants to stand and escape but instead Pegeant has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
DeLaurier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pegeant's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeLaurier trying to control the position from guard on top but Pegeant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon DeLaurier dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pegeant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeLaurier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from DeLaurier is defended easily by Pegeant.
DeLaurier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeLaurier shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pegeant as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pegeant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegeant throws a series of punches but DeLaurier moves out of range.
DeLaurier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeLaurier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pegeant pinned against the cage. Pegeant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon DeLaurier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeLaurier. Pegeant does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeLaurier clinches up against the cage.
DeLaurier looking for a takedown.
Pegeant has hold of one of DeLaurier's legs. DeLaurier is fighting the takedown attempt but Pegeant gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pegeant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegeant wants to control from the top but DeLaurier keeps moving.
Pegeant slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pegeant stopping the sweep attempt from DeLaurier.
DeLaurier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pegeant stopping the sweep attempt from DeLaurier.
DeLaurier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLaurier thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pegeant's head.
DeLaurier is looking to take a break and control but Pegeant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeLaurier trying to pass the guard but Pegeant defending well.
DeLaurier thows a huge punch but Pegeant dodges it nicely.
DeLaurier seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
DeLaurier is keen to just control but Pegeant is a slippery customer.
DeLaurier thows a huge punch but Pegeant dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeLaurier is looking to take a break and control but Pegeant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. DeLaurier lands a nice short elbow.
DeLaurier is trying to control. Pegeant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DeLaurier seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pegeant taking some punishment here, with DeLaurier in his half guard.
DeLaurier stalling away here and it's allowed Pegeant to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pegeant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from DeLaurier.
DeLaurier landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DeLaurier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pegeant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pegeant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from DeLaurier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon DeLaurier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DeLaurier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon DeLaurier!
A very excited looking Leon DeLaurier made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masa Mune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Nichols will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Mune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benjamin Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols avoids the body shot from Mune.
Nichols is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nichols scores with a jab. Mune acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nichols cracks Mune with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masa Mune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nichols avoids the body shot from Mune.
Mune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mune moves forwards but Nichols connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nichols uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mune.
Mune tries a low kick but Nichols avoids it.
Nichols lands with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Mune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mune thumps Nichols with a low kick.
Nichols bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mune defending well as Nichols loads up on a big left hand.
Nichols gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mune.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mune fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mune takes one to the side of the head.
Nichols lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mune chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nichols can pounce on him.
Mune swings for the body but Nichols moves out of range.
Nichols keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mune. Nichols does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nichols throws a hook to the side of Mune's head but Mune sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mune ducks right into an uppercut from Nichols.
Mune misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nichols.
Nichols has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good standup being displayed there by Nichols as he connects with a hook.
Nichols scores with a nice body kick.
Mune takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nichols enables Mune to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nichols manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nichols being controlled here, momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mune working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mune is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mune throwing strikes from guard but Nichols blocks nicely.
Nichols manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mune manages to get himself to full guard.
Mune has his foot on Nichols's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nichols works his way back into a safe position though.
Nichols controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nichols pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mune is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mune keeping moving, preventing Nichols from controlling successfully.
Mune 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.
Nichols showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nichols.
Mune jabs Nichols to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nichols is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mune takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mune looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nichols is trying to keep Mune in close.
Mune stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nichols swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Nichols dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mune misses with an uppercut
and Nichols counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mune connects with a jab.
Mune shoots in for a takedown but Nichols shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mune throws the left hand but Nichols avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nichols. That's going to slow Mune down.
Mune just misses with a punch to the body.
Mune is looking to wear down Nichols with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nichols slips under a jab from Mune.
Mune throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nichols.
Mune misses with an uppercut. Nichols saw that one coming.
Mune stuns Nichols with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nichols throws a sloppy head kick and Mune moves out of range easily.
Mune with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nichols to score with a decent uppercut.
Mune misses with a low kick.
Mune moves out of range of the body kick.
Mune waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nichols.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mune shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nichols throws out a loose jab but Mune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mune fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nichols looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Mune checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nichols lands a slapping body shot.
Mune checks a leg kick.
Nichols slips under a jab.
Mune throws a low kick but Nichols moves out of range easily.
Nichols uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mune.
Benjamin Nichols seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Mune. Those never looked like landing.
Mune misses with a body punch
and Nichols counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nichols tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nichols fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mune manages to avoid it.
Nichols has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mune throws a right and a left that Nichols avoids nicely.
Mune swings for the body but Nichols moves out of range.
Nichols ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mune moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Mune.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mune avoids the head kick by Nichols.
Mune misses with an uppercut.
Mune looks to score with a jab to the body but Nichols is just out of range.
Nichols throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mune on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nichols. Nichols obviously looking to wear him down.
Mune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nichols slips under a jab.
Nichols tries to land a front kick but Mune steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nichols fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mune.
Nichols scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mune in his tracks.
Nichols jabs at Mune's body.
Mune throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nichols stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nichols.
Mune ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nichols moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mune manages to avoid it.
Nichols misses with a leg kick.
Nichols has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mune throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benjamin Nichols is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Mune misses.
Mune throws an off balance right hand
and Nichols counters with a leg kick.
Nichols lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mune. Nichols does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mune fails with a takedown attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mune crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nichols - the referee stops the clock and Mune gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nichols. Mune manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nichols lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mune takes a step back to recover.
Mune chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nichols can pounce on him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nichols enables Mune to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nichols manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mune lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mune trying to control but Nichols is working from the bottom.
Nichols keeping full guard, as Mune tries to pass.
Mune postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mune stopping the sweep attempt from Nichols.
Nichols is trying to control the position but Mune postures up.
Nichols pulls Mune in to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nichols lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Nichols showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mune checks a low kick from Nichols.
Nichols scores with a kick to the body.
Nichols wants to land a leg kick but Mune is out of range.
Mune tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nichols was well out of range. Poor timing from Mune.
Mune looks to score with a jab to the body but Nichols is just out of range.
Mune tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nichols listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nichols fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mune checks it well.
Mune is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mune looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mune fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nichols manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nichols tries to land a leg kick but Mune saw it coming and moves away.
Nichols throws a sloppy head kick and Mune moves out of range easily.
Nichols fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mune misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mune under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mune. Nichols does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mune shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nichols is trying to defend but Mune finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mune is controlling the pace.
Nichols trying to hold on to Mune's head to control him but Mune postures up.
Nichols wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mune thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mune thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nichols is not content to let Mune control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nichols. That's going to slow Mune down.
Nichols fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mune manages to avoid it.
Mune misses with a jab, cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nichols.
Mune lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mune. Nichols does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nichols wants to land a leg kick but Mune is out of range.
Mune misses with a straight right.
Mune misses with a wild body shot.
Mune just misses with a punch to the body.
Nichols with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mune throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nichols's waist but Nichols gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mune off to one side.
Mune defending well as Nichols loads up on a big left hand.
Nichols misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mune.
Nichols just misses with a punch to the body.
Mune throws a low kick but Nichols moves out of range easily.
Mune shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nichols goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mune throws a body shot but no joy.
Mune just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mune is out of range and Nichols settles back down.
Mune misses the shot to the body.
Mune is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nichols's half guard.
Mune is just content to waste time from the top position. Nichols takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mune throwing strikes but missing.
Masa Mune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mune passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mune prevents Nichols from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Masa Mune.
I think Nichols has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Nichols!
A victorious Benjamin Nichols thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Dileo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dileo comes to the cage accompanied by Sole Silenzioso by SUBSONICA. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davide Dileo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Domingo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Domingo checks a low kick from Dileo.
Dileo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Domingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dileo.
Dileo misses with a body shot
and Domingo counters with a left and a right that stings Dileo.
Some wild striking there from Domingo.
Domingo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dileo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domingo throws a one two combo.
Domingo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dileo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dileo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dileo.
Domingo blocks the body kick.
Domingo misses the jab.
Dileo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Domingo misses with a wild combination.
Domingo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dileo.
Domingo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dileo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Domingo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dileo.
Dileo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Domingo takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dileo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dileo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Domingo.
A big left from Domingo misses.
Dileo takes one to the chin there.
Dileo lands a leg kick that knocks Domingo off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Dileo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dileo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dileo sizes up Domingo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Domingo misses the jab.
Dileo tries to move into range but Domingo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Dileo tenderised Domingo's leg. Domingo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dileo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Domingo's calf.
Dileo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Domingo misses with a straight right.
Domingo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dileo tries to land a leg kick but Domingo saw it coming and moves away.
Domingo slips under a jab.
Dileo throws a looping overhand right but Domingo ducks down to avoid it.
Dileo with a jab.
Domingo misses with a few strikes there.
Dileo drops his hands momentarily and Domingo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dileo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dileo.
Dileo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Domingo fails to land.
Dileo lands a hook that snaps the head of Domingo backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dileo blocks an uppercut.
Domingo blocks a body shot from Dileo.
A nice left hand lands by Dileo.
Domingo blocks an elbow strike from Dileo.
Domingo misses with some punches.
Domingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dileo scores with a shoulder strike.
Dileo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Domingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dileo.
Domingo scores with a shoulder strike.
Domingo throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Dileo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Dileo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dileo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Domingo checks it well.
It looks like Jorge Domingo has been cut.
Dileo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dileo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Domingo is out of range.
Domingo lands a jab to the nose.
Dileo swings for the body but Domingo moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Domingo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dileo - the referee stops the clock and Domingo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dileo. Domingo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dileo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dileo lands a leg kick that knocks Domingo off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Dileo tenderised Domingo's leg. Domingo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dileo connects with a jab.
Dileo throws a wild body kick that Domingo sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dileo scores with a push kick.
Domingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Domingo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dileo darts in and clinches Domingo up against the cage.
Domingo tries to stall but Dileo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dileo.
Dileo pushes Domingo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dileo lands an uppercut.
Dileo misses with a body punch.
Domingo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Domingo scores with a shot to the side of Dileo's head.
Domingo stalling.
Domingo blocks a body shot from Dileo.
Domingo is trying to maintain a safe position but Dileo gets an underhook and turns Domingo into the cage.
Domingo misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Dileo as the two fighters clinch.
Domingo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dileo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Dileo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
Domingo takes a shot to the head.
Dileo lands an uppercut.
Domingo tumbles to the floor! Dileo threw a big shot that dropped him and now Dileo is on top looking to finish! Domingo has guard but can he survive?!
Domingo is rocked!
Dileo postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Domingo's head off the mat! Domingo is out! He's out! Dileo jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Davide Dileo!
Davide Dileo retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Davide Dileo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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