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Destiny 69: Casacci vs. Muller PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Erikkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Yakuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakuza has chosen The Legend of Zelda, Overworld as his entrance music. Erik Erikkson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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80 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Erikkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Yakuza!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakuza is looking to clinch but Erikkson is avoiding it.
Erikkson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Erikkson moves out of range.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erikkson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erikkson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Erikkson tries to keep at a distance but Yakuza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yakuza working hard to break the clinch.
Erikkson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakuza's efforts to push away.
Yakuza tries to circle away but Erikkson has him pinned against the cage.
Yakuza has had enough of the clinch but Erikkson keeps him there for the moment.
Erikkson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakuza's efforts to push away.
Yakuza has had enough of the clinch but Erikkson keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erikkson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson is controlling him.
Yakuza wants to get back to striking at distance but Erikkson won't allow it.
Erikkson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yakuza has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikkson swinging wildly here.
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Yakuza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yakuza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yakuza tries to keep at a distance but Erikkson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yakuza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Yakuza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yakuza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Erikkson keeps control of Yakuza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yakuza is trying to force a seperation but Erikkson has the dominant position.
Yakuza is trying to force a seperation but Erikkson has the dominant position.
Erikkson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yakuza has him pressed against the cage.
Yakuza is trying to break free.
Erikkson is pushing Yakuza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yakuza wants to get back to striking at distance but Erikkson won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza prevents Erikkson from breaking the clinch.
Erikkson prevents Yakuza from breaking the clinch.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson is controlling him.
Erikkson manages to break the clinch.
Erikkson throws a series of punches but Yakuza avoids them all with ease.
Yakuza doesn't manage to clinch there - Erikkson circles away.
Erikkson misses with a straight right.
Ichi Yakuza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yakuza clinches up against the cage.
Erikkson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yakuza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yakuza keeps control of Erikkson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erikkson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakuza's efforts to push away.
Yakuza is trying to break free.
Erikkson wants to get back to striking at distance but Yakuza won't allow it.
Erikkson prevents Yakuza from breaking the clinch.
Yakuza is looking to break free of the clinch but Erikkson has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza has had enough of the clinch but Erikkson keeps him there for the moment.
Erikkson prevents Yakuza from breaking the clinch.
Yakuza is trying to push Erikkson away but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yakuza is looking to break free of the clinch but Erikkson has double underhooks.
Yakuza tries to break the clinch but Erikkson is controlling the position.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage.
Yakuza is trying to push Erikkson away but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson is controlling him.
Erikkson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson is controlling him.
Yakuza tries to circle away but Erikkson has him pinned against the cage.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage.
Yakuza is trying to force a seperation but Erikkson has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yakuza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yakuza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Erikkson breaks the clinch.
Yakuza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erikkson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yakuza tries to clinch there but Erikkson circles away.
Erikkson fails to land with a series of punches.
Erikkson throws a right hand that Yakuza ducks under and follows up with a left that Yakuza also avoids with ease.
Erikkson closes the distance and pushes Yakuza back into the cage.
Yakuza prevents Erikkson from breaking the clinch.
Yakuza tries to circle away but Erikkson has him pinned against the cage.
Yakuza is looking to break free of the clinch but Erikkson has double underhooks.
Yakuza is looking to break free of the clinch but Erikkson has double underhooks.
Yakuza can't break the clinch.
Erikkson slows down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yakuza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yakuza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Erikkson 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.
Erikkson keeps the fight on the outside.
Erikkson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yakuza is looking to clinch but Erikkson is avoiding it.
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Erikkson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yakuza circles away quickly and effectively.
Erikkson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yakuza slips a jab and a cross from Erikkson.
Yakuza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Erikkson. Those never looked like landing.
Erikkson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Erikkson moves out of range.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
Erikkson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakuza.
Erikkson misses with a few strikes there.
Erikkson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Erikkson scores with a four punch combination!
Yakuza is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Erikkson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yakuza is still on wobbly legs! Can Erikkson finish him?
Erikkson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yakuza wants to clinch up but Erikkson keeps it at a distance.
Erikkson misses with the combination.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch but Erikkson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Erikkson swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erikkson swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
Yakuza fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikkson tries to bum rush Yakuza with a series of wild strikes but Yakuza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Erik Erikkson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erikkson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erikkson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yakuza can do to turn this around?
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erikkson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Erikkson. Those never looked like landing.
Yakuza wants to clinch.
Erikkson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erikkson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erik Erikkson is winning the standup battle so far.
Erikkson throws a series of punches but Yakuza moves out of range.
Erikkson keeps the fight on the outside.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erikkson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakuza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Erikkson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
Erikkson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yakuza tries to clinch up but Erikkson circles away and keeps his distance.
Erikkson misses with a double jab.
Yakuza tries to clinch up but Erikkson circles away and keeps his distance.
Erikkson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Erikkson is having none of it.
Yakuza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Erikkson.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
Erikkson misses with a straight right.
Yakuza tries to clinch up but Erikkson circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakuza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erikkson.
Yakuza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakuza wants to clinch up but Erikkson keeps it at a distance.
Erikkson swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erikkson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakuza seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Erikkson shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Yakuza is backing up but Erikkson catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Yakuza covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Erikkson Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Erikkson!
Ichi Yakuza was interviewed post fight and said 'This has not been honorable. Seppuku!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sparka Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger JK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger JK looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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134 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sparka Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiger JK!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
JK checks a leg kick.
Man takes a swing at JK's ribcage but misses.
JK looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped JK in his tracks.
JK tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and JK ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
JK jumps guard but Man turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sparka Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiger JK.
JK tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JK is trying to pull guard but Man has him pressed against the cage.
JK tries for a takedown. No joy.
JK decides to pull guard.
Man postures up.
JK looks winded!
Man wants to stand but JK has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Man is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
JK working a defensive guard but Man manages to pass into side control anyway.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for JK on the ground.
JK tries to buck Man off but Man is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JK can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man stands up.
JK takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Tiger JK has been cut.
JK throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing JK off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JK slips a jab and a cross from Man.
JK will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sparka Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
JK shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing JK's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
JK shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
JK is rocked!
JK fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Man avoids it really well and circles away.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
JK looks up at the clock. Bad move! Man lands a right hand from hell, dropping JK. Man pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparka Man!
The defeated Tiger JK had this to say: 'groooaaargh...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slyvane Slytherine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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154 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slyvane Slytherine!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slytherine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perez fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Slytherine to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Slytherine looks to clinch but Perez throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Slytherine taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). David Perez!
After the fight, David Perez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Slyvane Slytherine stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hsssss.........I'll come back for you'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubu KisyaPisya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mophaf Bungradidoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubu KisyaPisya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mophaf Bungradidoa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bungradidoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
KisyaPisya tries for a takedown but Bungradidoa circles away easily
and Bungradidoa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa wants to control from the top but KisyaPisya keeps moving.
KisyaPisya keeping full guard, as Bungradidoa tries to pass.
Bungradidoa preventing the sweep.
Bungradidoa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bungradidoa stands up over KisyaPisya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bungradidoa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
KisyaPisya manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungradidoa is trying to get back to full guard.
KisyaPisya missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
KisyaPisya wants to control but Bungradidoa is keeping him busy.
KisyaPisya stops Bungradidoa from getting back to his feet.
Bungradidoa trying to control from the bottom.
KisyaPisya is working for a submission of some sort.
Bungradidoa is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
KisyaPisya is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bungradidoa has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bungradidoa looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bungradidoa leaves KisyaPisya with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bungradidoa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bungradidoa stopping the sweep attempt from KisyaPisya.
Bungradidoa stays in close to KisyaPisya's body and controls the position.
We've been hearing good reports from KisyaPisya's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bungradidoa throws a big elbow that misses.
KisyaPisya keeping moving, preventing Bungradidoa from controlling successfully.
Bungradidoa stopping the sweep attempt from KisyaPisya.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bungradidoa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
KisyaPisya drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bungradidoa pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubu KisyaPisya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bungradidoa moves into the clinch successfully.
Bungradidoa presses KisyaPisya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bungradidoa wants the takedown. KisyaPisya is fighting it off but Bungradidoa persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in KisyaPisya's guard against the cage.
Bungradidoa trying to control the position from guard on top but KisyaPisya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bungradidoa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bungradidoa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mophaf Bungradidoa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
KisyaPisya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bungradidoa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for KisyaPisya!
Bungradidoa just content to control the position.
Bungradidoa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bungradidoa landing punches.
Bungradidoa working KisyaPisya over with strikes here.
Bungradidoa content just to control the position here.
KisyaPisya in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
KisyaPisya sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bungradidoa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungradidoa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
KisyaPisya is pressing down on Bungradidoa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bungradidoa stands up and waves to KisyaPisya to follow him.
Bungradidoa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. KisyaPisya manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bungradidoa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bungradidoa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. KisyaPisya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed KisyaPisya's guard.
Bungradidoa stalling.
Bungradidoa drops an elbow to the side of KisyaPisya's head.
KisyaPisya wants to control but Bungradidoa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bungradidoa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
KisyaPisya is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bungradidoa stands up out of the half guard.
KisyaPisya fails with the takedown
and Bungradidoa counters by clinching up.
Bungradidoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bungradidoa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bungradidoa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. KisyaPisya quickly recovers to half guard.
Mophaf Bungradidoa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bungradidoa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bungradidoa is controlling the pace.
KisyaPisya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bungradidoa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mophaf Bungradidoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
KisyaPisya doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Bungradidoa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
KisyaPisya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bungradidoa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
KisyaPisya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
KisyaPisya has his foot on Bungradidoa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bungradidoa works his way back into a safe position though.
Bungradidoa scoring with some ground and pound.
Bungradidoa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bungradidoa passes KisyaPisya's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
KisyaPisya is trying to maintain the position but Bungradidoa is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bungradidoa slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
KisyaPisya on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Bungradidoa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bungradidoa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bungradidoa stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
KisyaPisya with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bungradidoa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
KisyaPisya blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa working KisyaPisya over with strikes.
Bungradidoa passes to side control.
Bungradidoa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear KisyaPisya down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No joy there for Bungradidoa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bungradidoa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bungradidoa breaks from the clinch.
Mophaf Bungradidoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bungradidoa looking to score a takedown here. KisyaPisya is defending well but Bungradidoa drives through and ends up in KisyaPisya's guard.
Bungradidoa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bungradidoa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bungradidoa is continuing to stall.
Mophaf Bungradidoa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa passes KisyaPisya's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bungradidoa is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bungradidoa is taking a breather. KisyaPisya says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bungradidoa thows a huge punch but KisyaPisya dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mophaf Bungradidoa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bungradidoa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mophaf Bungradidoa!
Mophaf Bungradidoa made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiko Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNulty comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold - Ted Nugent. Aiko Zeus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mac McNulty's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Zeus.
McNulty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zeus misses with a straight right.
McNulty ducks under a wild hook from Zeus.
Zeus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McNulty.
McNulty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zeus.
McNulty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeus wants to land a leg kick but McNulty is out of range.
The fighters circling - McNulty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zeus cracks McNulty with a good jab.
McNulty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zeus is looking to slow McNulty down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - McNulty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zeus throws a chopping leg kick but McNulty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McNulty moves out of range of the body kick.
McNulty slips under a jab from Zeus.
McNulty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zeus.
We've been hearing reports that McNulty has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNulty cracks Zeus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McNulty throws a big shot that misses.
Zeus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McNulty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McNulty looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeus is just out of range.
McNulty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus is looking to stand up but McNulty isn't so interested in that idea.
McNulty distracts Zeus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McNulty trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeus wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and McNulty manages to pass to side control.
McNulty stops Zeus from getting back to his feet.
McNulty controlling the pace.
McNulty stops Zeus from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zeus can do anything to dispel that myth.
McNulty is working for a kimura but Zeus is defending it quite comfortably.
McNulty takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty trying to control the action but Zeus is working from the bottom.
McNulty not doing much here.
Zeus taking some punishment here, with McNulty in his half guard.
Zeus is trying to stand.
McNulty uses his free foot to push down on Zeus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zeus.
Zeus is trying to stand.
McNulty 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.
McNulty wants to finish this one by submission but Zeus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McNulty.
McNulty scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McNulty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is trying to stand.
McNulty wants to control the pace but Zeus is squirming around nicely.
Zeus is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McNulty scoring with strikes but Zeus is staying in there.
Zeus is bucking up trying to escape but McNulty cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNulty in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zeus is trying to stand.
McNulty working Zeus over with strikes here.
McNulty connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zeus wants to get back to his feet.
Zeus is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
McNulty in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Zeus is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McNulty trying to control but Zeus is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty looking to isolate an arm here. Zeus doesn't see it coming and as McNulty extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by McNulty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mac McNulty!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mac McNulty made sure he mentioned North, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imperiex Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Imperiex Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime is on the wrong end of a nice combination from OConnell.
Prime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OConnell circles away quickly and effectively.
Prime looks to throw the jab but OConnell is out of range.
OConnell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OConnell has Prime up against the cage in a clinch.
Prime 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.
Prime tries to break the clinch but OConnell is controlling the position.
OConnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OConnell lands with a hook. Prime tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Prime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
OConnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prime was well out of range. Poor timing from OConnell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime misses with a series of wild punches.
Prime throws a series of punches but OConnell moves out of range.
OConnell lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime misses with a looping left.
OConnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prime gets tackled into the cage by OConnell. OConnell maintains the clinch.
OConnell gets through Prime's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
OConnell manages to break the clinch.
OConnell clinches with his opponent.
OConnell manages to break the clinch.
Prime throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck OConnell on the side of the head.
Prime lands a jab to the nose.
Prime swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and OConnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OConnell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OConnell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Prime is rocked!
OConnell takes the fight into the clinch.
OConnell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Prime is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OConnell scores with a shot to the side of Prime's head.
Oh Prime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OConnell creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Prime with a big uppercut! Prime tries to clinch up but OConnell pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Prime to the mat! Prime covers up and OConnell unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul OConnell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dav Rolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolling comes to the cage accompanied by Breathe by The Prodigy. Nelson has chosen Don't Mean A Thing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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183 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dav Rolling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolling throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rolling slips under a jab from Nelson.
Rolling swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rolling scores with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rolling.
Nelson jabs Rolling to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rolling ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Rolling throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Rolling connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nelson swings for the body but Rolling moves out of range.
Rolling tries to move into range but Nelson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rolling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Rolling counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rolling works over Nelson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolling content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rolling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rolling postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Rolling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson trying to control the position.
Rolling throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing that Rolling has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rolling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rolling distracts Nelson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolling is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rolling postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Rolling working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rolling keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nelson's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rolling accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rolling is working Nelson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rolling trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson looking to control.
Rolling is pushing down on Nelson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nelson is fighting to maintain full guard but Rolling has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rolling not doing much here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rolling lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to escape.
Rolling drops an elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
Rolling has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nelson trying to control here.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nelson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rolling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rolling thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Rolling passes to full mount!
Rolling lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nelson hang on?
Rolling looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nelson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nelson taking shots to the head.
Rolling lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nelson hang on?
Rolling in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson tries to hold on but Rolling pushes him away.
Rolling lands a big elbow.
Rolling fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Rolling.
Nelson is rocked!
Rolling in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can Rolling finish him?
A big strike lands for Rolling! That's really hurt Nelson and he's turned his back - Rolling keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Rolling jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dav Rolling!
Dav Rolling thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Sobrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Lim Napoles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobrante comes into the arena with Primus - Fisticuffs blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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221 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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210 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Les Sobrante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Lim Napoles!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobrante. Napoles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobrante fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Napoles is out of range.
A good leg kick by Sobrante.
Napoles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sobrante.
Sobrante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sobrante cracks Napoles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Napoles misses with a wild combination.
Sobrante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Napoles.
Napoles swinging wildly here.
Sobrante shoots in and gets a takedown into Napoles's guard.
Sobrante works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Napoles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sobrante is thwarting Napoles's attempts to control the position.
Napoles is looking to improve his position.
Napoles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrante tries to pass to full mount but Napoles defends it.
Napoles trying to control here.
Sobrante looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Napoles wants to improve his position but Sobrante is controlling well.
Napoles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobrante.
Sobrante thows a huge punch but Napoles dodges it nicely.
Napoles won't allow Sobrante to pass to mount.
Napoles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sobrante looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sobrante prevents Napoles from improving his position.
Sobrante is pressing down on Napoles's thigh, looking to free his foot. Napoles is holding on for now.
Napoles wants to control but Sobrante is keeping busy.
Sobrante moves nicely into side control.
Napoles gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Napoles is trying desperately to improve position.
Sobrante working Napoles over with strikes here.
Napoles is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Napoles 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 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Les Sobrante!
Our winner, Les Sobrante, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiggle Jiggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiggle has chosen Story of My Life - One Direction as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiggle Jiggle!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiggle checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chambers.
Jack Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiggle dodges the punch combination from Chambers.
Chambers throws a leg kick but Jiggle moved away.
Chambers delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Chambers.
Chambers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chambers duly obliges.
It looks like Jiggle Jiggle has been cut.
Chambers throws a lazy body kick
and Jiggle counters with a left to the body.
Chambers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jiggle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chambers cracks Jiggle with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Chambers has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jiggle to stand back up!
Jiggle is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Look low, kick high! Chambers uses the oldest trick in the book to send Jiggle tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Chambers is absolutely delighted - when Jiggle wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Chambers!
A very excited looking Jack Chambers 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bode Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casacci's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Serpente by SUBSONICA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Casacci!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bode Muller!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Casacci was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller.
Muller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muller misses with a right hand
and Casacci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Muller's knee momentarily.
Casacci throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller throws a push kick but Casacci slaps the foot to one side.
Muller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller blocks a leg kick.
Casacci lands with a shot to the body.
Muller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Casacci.
Casacci throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Casacci cracks Muller with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Bode Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Casacci.
Muller looks to land a combination but Casacci avoids it well.
Casacci throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller.
Casacci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller tried to score with a low kick but Casacci checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Casacci throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muller throws a low kick but Casacci moves out of range easily.
Muller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Casacci.
Max Casacci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muller connects with a leg kick. Casacci looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Casacci checks a low kick from Muller.
Muller swings widly with a right hand
and Casacci makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Casacci's head but Casacci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Casacci lands with a shot to the body.
Muller avoids a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Muller as he connects with a hook.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Casacci.
Casacci misses the jab.
Casacci tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casacci slips a straight right by Muller.
A jab from Casacci finds it's way through Muller's defenses.
Casacci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casacci is looking to wear down Muller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Casacci doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Casacci walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Casacci checks a low kick from Muller.
Muller misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Casacci takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Casacci gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muller.
Muller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Muller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Muller tries to work over Casacci's front leg with a kick but Casacci checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Casacci checks a leg kick.
Muller slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Casacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Casacci's sensitive parts.
Casacci keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Casacci takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller throws a body punch but Casacci moves out of range.
Casacci scores with a one two! Muller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muller throws a leg kick that misses.
Casacci swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Muller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Muller misses
and Casacci counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casacci cracks Muller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Casacci - that will leave a mark!
Muller stuns Casacci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Casacci lands with a cross.
Muller moves out of range as Casacci throws a body kick.
Muller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Casacci.
Muller is rocked!
Muller is looking to chop away at Casacci's legs.
Casacci throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
Muller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Casacci chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muller can pounce on him.
Muller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Casacci. Casacci circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Casacci lands a leg kick that knocks Muller off balance momentarily.
Muller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Casacci dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Casacci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muller moves away.
Muller throws a front kick aimed at Casacci's knee but Casacci avoids it well.
Casacci checks a low kick from Muller.
Casacci throws a half hearted mid kick.
Casacci fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muller is out of range.
Casacci scores with a punch to the head.
Casacci scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muller doesn't seem bothered though.
Muller 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.
Muller 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.
Casacci fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller misses with a straight left.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Casacci delivers a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Muller might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Casacci has got the better of the exchanges.
Casacci throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci just misses with a punch to the body.
Casacci avoids a kick to the body.
Casacci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Casacci lands a nice looking body shot.
Muller thumps Casacci with a low kick.
Casacci misses with a two punch combination.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Casacci's head but Casacci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Casacci misses with a kick to the body.
Muller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Muller misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Muller crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Casacci - the referee stops the clock and Muller gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Casacci. Muller manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Casacci throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Casacci.
Nice body kick there by Casacci.
Casacci is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Muller is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Casacci checks a low kick from Muller.
Muller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Muller throws a head kick but Casacci moves out of range.
Muller throws a leg kick but Casacci checks it.
A head kick by Casacci misses
and Muller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Casacci won't be happy with that.
Casacci wants to control but Muller postures up.
Casacci is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Black Manta, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Casacci is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Casacci, who protects the arm well.
Casacci is looking to reverse the position.
Casacci regains half guard, as Muller was trying to land strikes.
Casacci tries to roll over but Muller keeps him under control.
Muller seems to be working for a kimura but Casacci defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Casacci is looking for a sweep. Muller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muller is trying to control. Casacci wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muller throwing shots but Casacci is blocking nicely.
Muller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Muller uses his free foot to push down on Casacci's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Casacci.
Casacci takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Casacci manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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 Max Casacci will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muller throws a leg kick but Casacci sees it coming and moves out of range.
Muller swings widly with a right hand
enabling Casacci to counter with a crisp jab.
Casacci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Casacci was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller.
Casacci misses the jab.
Muller throws a wild body kick that Casacci sees coming a mile off.
Casacci throws a push kick but Muller slaps the foot to one side.
Casacci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muller throws out the jab.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casacci takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Muller cracks a nice hook into Casacci's ribs.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Casacci is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Casacci.
Muller is looking to slow Casacci down with leg kicks.
Muller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Casacci's head backwards.
Casacci missing with a left hand there. Muller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Casacci lands a nice shot to the body.
Casacci drops his hands momentarily and Muller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Casacci throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller.
Casacci digs a good hook to Muller's body.
Muller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Casacci counters with an inside leg kick.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Casacci.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Casacci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Casacci lunges at Muller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muller's hand.
A big left from Casacci misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Muller lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Muller scores with a body shot.
Casacci scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Casacci. That's going to slow Muller down.
Casacci lands a head shot.
Muller misses with a body shot.
Casacci lands with a shot to the body.
Casacci throws a right hand that misses
and Muller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Muller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ground and pound from Muller.
Casacci tries to roll over but Muller keeps him under control.
Casacci is not content to let Muller control the position.
Bode Muller has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci works his way to full guard. Good work.
Casacci controlling the position.
Casacci knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muller on the ground.
Casacci throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Casacci is trying to keep Muller in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Muller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Casacci has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Casacci and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Casacci misses with a kick to the body.
Casacci has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A clash of legs there as Casacci blocks the low kick.
Muller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Casacci lands with an uppercut that bounces Muller off the cage and back into range.
Muller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muller throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Casacci.
Muller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Casacci dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Max Casacci is winning the standup battle so far.
Muller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Casacci lands with a nice body kick.
Muller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Casacci.
Muller connects with the punch.
Muller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Muller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Casacci counters with a left to the body.
Casacci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bode Muller just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Casacci's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Muller misses with a lunging right hand
and Casacci counters with a leg kick.
Casacci scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Casacci misses the target.
Casacci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muller scores with a sloppy right hand. Casacci should have avoided that one.
Casacci lands an overhand right.
Casacci throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Casacci is out of range.
Muller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Casacci is able to avoid easily.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Casacci keeps Muller at a distance using the push kick.
Good work by Casacci as he checks the leg kick.
Muller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Casacci is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Muller tries to land a leg kick but Casacci saw it coming and moves away.
Muller throws a chopping leg kick but Casacci manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Muller throws a solid leg kick but Casacci takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Muller.
Casacci connects with an inside leg kick.
Casacci throws out a powerful jab.
Muller blocks the body kick.
Casacci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Casacci takes one to the side of the head.
Casacci throws a quick inside leg kick.
Casacci slips under a jab from Muller.
Casacci moves out of range of the body kick.
Muller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Casacci takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Casacci moves away and avoids it.
Muller connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casacci displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Muller.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Casacci keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Casacci looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Muller fails to land with a series of punches.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Casacci slips a jab from Muller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci misses with a low kick.
Muller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Casacci avoids the body shot from Muller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casacci. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Casacci stuffs the takedown.
Muller is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A jab from Casacci does it's job there.
Casacci fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Casacci throws out a loose jab but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Muller is predictable there
and Casacci holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Casacci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller tries to work over Casacci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Casacci avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Casacci.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casacci throws an elbow but it misses.
Muller blocks a body shot from Casacci.
Muller throws an elbow that misses.
Muller cracks Casacci with a nice body shot.
Casacci looking to throw knees to the head but Muller is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Muller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Casacci misses with a knee strike.
Casacci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Casacci backwards.
Muller lands a hook that snaps the head of Casacci backwards.
Muller tries a body shot but Casacci blocks it.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller lands a damaging elbow.
Muller avoids a wild elbow strike from Casacci.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Casacci had his way with Bode Muller in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Casacci darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Casacci throws a series of punches but Muller moves out of range.
Muller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Casacci misses with a wild body shot.
Muller cracks a nice hook into Casacci's ribs.
Muller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Casacci lands a nice looking body shot.
Muller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Casacci connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Muller throws a leg kick but Casacci sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Casacci pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Casacci's calf.
Muller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Casacci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci misses with a double jab
and Muller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Casacci's guard.
Casacci trying to control the position.
Casacci has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Muller throws an elbow that misses. Casacci uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muller's guard. Nice move by Casacci!
Muller is looking to cinch up a triangle. Casacci throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Muller's body to avoid the submission. Muller has instead reached around Casacci's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Muller arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bode Muller!
Bode Muller is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Bode Muller 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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