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Destiny Tuesday 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TikaKiyo Yoshiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Counter fighter
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TikaKiyo Yoshiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hades Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshiki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Destroyer tries to avoid it but Yoshiki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Destroyer to the ground. Destroyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yoshiki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Destroyer's waist but Destroyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoshiki off to one side.
Destroyer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshiki misses with a takedown attempt
and Destroyer counters with a single leg into guard. Yoshiki didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TikaKiyo Yoshiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Destroyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshiki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yoshiki pushes Destroyer off and gets back to his feet.
Yoshiki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yoshiki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Destroyer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Destroyer passes Yoshiki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yoshiki has a hand on Destroyer's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Destroyer takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer moves to take his opponent's back.
Yoshiki turns into Destroyer and is now in his guard.
Yoshiki throwing strikes but missing.
Destroyer keeping moving, preventing Yoshiki from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshiki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Destroyer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Destroyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Destroyer is continuing to stall.
Yoshiki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Destroyer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yoshiki trying to control but Destroyer is working from the bottom.
Yoshiki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Destroyer controlling Yoshiki's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yoshiki wants to control from the top but Destroyer keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yoshiki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yoshiki lands in his opponent's guard.
Yoshiki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Destroyer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Destroyer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Destroyer!
You can see the frustration on Yoshiki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Destroyer on the ground.
Yoshiki tries to bench press Destroyer off him but Destroyer keeps the position.
Destroyer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Destroyer advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hades Destroyer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yoshiki fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoshiki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Hades Destroyer has been cut.
Yoshiki goes for a double leg but Destroyer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Destroyer continues to drive forward.
Yoshiki trying to stall but Destroyer improves his position.
Destroyer tries to pull guard but Yoshiki holds him up against the cage and eventually Destroyer drops back down to his feet.
Destroyer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yoshiki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshiki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiki dives in for a single leg takedown but Destroyer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Destroyer is trying to break free.
Destroyer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
TikaKiyo Yoshiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hades Destroyer.
Yoshiki wants to break free but Destroyer has control.
Destroyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Yoshiki.
Yoshiki is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yoshiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yoshiki.
Yoshiki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Destroyer counters with a shoot takedown. Yoshiki fights it but they end up in guard.
Destroyer forces his way into half guard.
Yoshiki trying to control from the bottom.
Destroyer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Yoshiki wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer looking for a guillotine from mount but Yoshiki is having none of it.
Yoshiki throwing hammer fists to the chest of Destroyer. What's that going to do exactly?
Destroyer fails to advance to Yoshiki's back.
Yoshiki has given up his back here.
Yoshiki is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Destroyer gets his way!
Destroyer working for a choke but Yoshiki is defending well.
Destroyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki trying to control the hands but Destroyer breaks the grip.
Yoshiki is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshiki breaks Destroyer's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Yoshiki being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hades Destroyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hades Destroyer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yoshiki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Destroyer to the ground. Yoshiki is now in Destroyer's guard.
Yoshiki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Destroyer controlling the position.
Yoshiki throws a strike but Destroyer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yoshiki working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshiki wants to stand but Destroyer is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiki has his foot on Destroyer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Destroyer works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshiki is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Destroyer presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Yoshiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Destroyer avoids it.
Yoshiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshiki with a poor takedown
and Destroyer counters with a shoot takedown. Yoshiki fights it but they end up in guard.
Yoshiki is looking to stand back up but Destroyer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Yoshiki.
Destroyer is pressing down on Yoshiki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yoshiki is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer works his way into full mount!
Yoshiki regains half guard.
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!
Yoshiki wants to control but Destroyer is keeping busy.
Destroyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshiki defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is looking for a kimura but Yoshiki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Destroyer to get the leverage.
Yoshiki wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Destroyer wants to control but Yoshiki is keeping him busy.
Hades Destroyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yoshiki pushes Destroyer off looking to stand but Destroyer dives back in and keeps control.
Yoshiki is trying to escape back to his feet but Destroyer uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Yoshiki tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Yoshiki is doing well to defend. Destroyer seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Yoshiki is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hades Destroyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musial Stanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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225 lbs
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204 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Mott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musial Stanson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanson lunges at Mott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mott's hand.
Stanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mott.
Mott stuffs the takedown attempt from Stanson. Stanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Mott misses the jab.
Mott throws out a leg kick but Stanson moves out of range and Mott only half commits.
Stanson looks for a takedown but Mott sprawls well.
Stanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mott pinned against the cage. Mott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Juan Mott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musial Stanson.
Stanson fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stanson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stanson managing to block the knees to the body from Mott.
Mott prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mott pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mott with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stanson misses with some punches.
Stanson managing to block the knees to the body from Mott.
Mott is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stanson can't get the takedown.
Stanson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mott.
Stanson has hold of one of Mott's legs. Mott is fighting the takedown attempt but Stanson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanson stopping the sweep attempt from Mott.
Stanson stops Mott from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mott wants to improve his position but instead Stanson has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mott sees it coming and defends easily.
Stanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stanson trying to control from Mott's half guard. Mott has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mott is looking to sweep but instead, Stanson has passed into half guard.
Mott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stanson.
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.
Stanson looks to land a strike but Mott avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Stanson wants to control from the top but Mott keeps moving.
Mott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanson dives in and grabs Mott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mott pushes down on Stanson's head and hops out.
Mott with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Mott dominated that round.
That's time! Mott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stanson has managed to clinch.
Stanson can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Mott.
Stanson blocks a body shot from Mott.
Mott looking to throw knees to the head but Stanson is blocking nicely.
Mott misses with the head strike.
Mott using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mott digs a right hand into Stanson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stanson's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mott stalls.
Stanson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mott after a bit of a struggle.
Mott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stanson or not.
Mott trying to land knees to the body.
Stanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juan Mott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musial Stanson.
Stanson tries to pull guard but Mott forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stanson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mott scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Mott on the inside.
Mott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stanson or not.
Stanson tries to score a body lock takedown but Mott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson stalling in the clinch but Mott improves position.
Mott blocking some punches.
A short right from Mott on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stanson is trying to break the clinch but Mott is controlling him.
Mott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mott utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stanson is breathing heavily.
Stanson takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mott has Stanson pushed against the cage.
Mott looking to throw knees to the head but Stanson is blocking nicely.
Mott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mott.
Mott working Stanson over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Mott.
Mott unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanson can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for Mott.
Mott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stanson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Mott.
Stanson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mott lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Mott on the inside.
Stanson is rocked!
Mott lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Stanson to his knees! Mott keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Mott!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ping Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ping Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Ballantine!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantine misses the shot to the body.
Ballantine loads up on a big right hand but Lin slips the punch.
We've been informed that Ballantine has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lin shoots in looking for a takedown but Ballantine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ballantine misses with a low kick as Lin jumps back.
Lin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ballantine takes a step back to recover.
Lin lands with an overhand left.
Ballantine misses with a combination
and Lin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ballantine misses with a few strikes there.
Lin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballantine.
Ballantine lands a jab to the nose.
Lin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballantine.
Lin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lin throws a sloppy head kick and Ballantine moves out of range easily.
Lin lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Ballantine sprawling to the canvas. Lin follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Ballantine hang on?
Ballantine is rocked!
It looks like Bill Ballantine has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ballantine is still in real trouble! Can Lin finish him?
Ballantine wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ballantine is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ping Lin!
Ping Lin opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karukef Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Al Abulbul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston comes into the arena with Basshunter- DotA blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karukef Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdullah Al Abulbul!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Abulbul closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kingston is defending against the submission attempts here by Al Abulbul.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Al Abulbul working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Al Abulbul thows a huge punch but Kingston dodges it nicely.
Al Abulbul moves into full mount! Kingston won't be happy about that!
Kingston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Abulbul trying to control but Kingston is having none of it.
Al Abulbul working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston wants to hold on but Al Abulbul pushes him away.
Kingston is looking to improve his position but Al Abulbul isn't that keen on the idea.
Al Abulbul is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kingston has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Al Abulbul can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kingston is looking to escape.
Al Abulbul is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kingston is surviving well by controlling Al Abulbul's body position as best he can.
Kingston 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Al Abulbul connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Al Abulbul cracks Kingston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Al Abulbul sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Al Abulbul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kingston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Al Abulbul is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Al Abulbul landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Abulbul punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Al Abulbul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Al Abulbul cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Al Abulbul lands a couple of good shots and Kingston has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Al Abulbul looking for the choke from the back.
Al Abulbul is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kingston is defending well though. Al Abulbul let's go of the attempt for now.
Al Abulbul thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston looking very determined here, making life difficult for Al Abulbul.
Kingston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Al Abulbul on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kingston tries to escape but Al Abulbul has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Al Abulbul is landing with strikes from the back.
Al Abulbul is persistently looking for the submission but Kingston is defending it well.
Al Abulbul lands with a hammerfist to the side of Kingston's head.
Al Abulbul struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Al Abulbul dominated that round.
That's time! Kingston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Al Abulbul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Kingston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Al Abulbul momentarily.
Kingston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Al Abulbul or perhaps it was just good defense by Kingston, which made it look bad.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Al Abulbul avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Kingston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kingston.
Al Abulbul dives in and scores a takedown into Kingston's guard.
Al Abulbul controlling from the top position.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Al Abulbul from controlling successfully.
Al Abulbul passes Kingston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Abulbul looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kingston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Al Abulbul works his way into full mount!
Al Abulbul working for a guillotine from mount but Kingston is in no mood to give up.
Al Abulbul tries to push Kingston's head away but Kingston is holding on tight.
Kingston working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Al Abulbul connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kingston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Al Abulbul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Al Abulbul lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kingston hang on?
Al Abulbul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Al Abulbul looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul landing strikes from the mount and Kingston is in trouble!
Al Abulbul looking to control but Kingston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kingston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kingston tries to get out of the position.
Kingston is trying desperately to improve position.
Abdullah Al Abulbul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Al Abulbul fails to take his opponent's back.
Al Abulbul is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kingston to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kingston shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to reverse the position but Al Abulbul maintains control.
Al Abulbul is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kingston can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Al Abulbul working the ground and pound effectively.
Al Abulbul working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Al Abulbul landing punches.
Al Abulbul connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Al Abulbul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Al Abulbul tries for a takedown but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kingston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Abulbul dives in and scores a takedown into Kingston's guard.
Al Abulbul looking to pass the guard.
Al Abulbul 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.
Kingston looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston keeping full guard, as Al Abulbul tries to pass.
Kingston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Abulbul sitting in guard here, content to control.
Al Abulbul advances to half guard.
Kingston wants to control but Al Abulbul is keeping busy.
Kingston is trying to stand up here but Al Abulbul is controlling him well.
Al Abulbul is keen to just control but Kingston is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kingston swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Abulbul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingston cracks Al Abulbul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdullah Al Abulbul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Abulbul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Abulbul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kingston works over Al Abulbul's head and body with a nice combination.
Kingston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Al Abulbul misses its intended target.
Karukef Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Abulbul.
Al Abulbul drives through with a takedown into Kingston's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Al Abulbul trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Abulbul throws a big elbow that misses.
Kingston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abulbul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kingston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Al Abulbul missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Al Abulbul works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Al Abulbul not doing much here.
Al Abulbul tries to pass to full mount but Kingston defends it.
Karukef Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Al Abulbul is still trying to improve position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Al Abulbul misses.
Kingston lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Abdullah Al Abulbul has been cut.
Kingston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karukef Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kingston connects with a right that clearly hurt Al Abulbul. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Kingston proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Al Abulbul collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karukef Kingston!
Karukef Kingston seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Abdullah Al Abulbul was interviewed post fight and said 'No worries. I'm sure this fight will eventually be ruled a 'no-contest' given how my opponent here has a habit of pissing positive for steroids.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Kilju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiko Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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166 lbs
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23
160 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Kilju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus feints a jab promting Kilju to slip. Zeus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kilju slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zeus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zeus throws a head kick that misses.
Zeus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body kick there by Zeus.
Zeus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kilju shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zeus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kilju shoots in but Zeus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zeus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeus throws a hook but Kilju blocks it.
Aiko Zeus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeus throws a hook but Kilju avoids it easily.
Zeus lands with a nice body kick.
Zeus connects with an inside leg kick.
Zeus throws a head kick but Kilju moves out of range.
Kilju on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kilju seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kilju walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kilju has managed to clinch.
Kilju gets control of Zeus's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kilju will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Zeus wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kilju's closed guard. He's half up but Kilju has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kilju pivots and extends the arm, Zeus falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kilju! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Kilju!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ewen Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Lim Napoles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by We Are The Fallen-Bury Me Alive. Jacques Lim Napoles is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ewen Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacques Lim Napoles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a hook.
Napoles walks into a jab.
Napoles moves out of range of the strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Napoles enables Davis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Napoles manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Napoles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Napoles has Davis pulled in close to control his posture.
Napoles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Napoles keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoles working a defensive guard here.
Napoles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Davis postures up.
Napoles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Davis advances to half guard.
Napoles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Napoles regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Napoles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Napoles is defending well.
Davis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Napoles is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis wants to stand up but Napoles is controlling the position.
Napoles actively working from the bottom here.
Napoles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Davis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Napoles looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Napoles is defending well.
Davis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Napoles!
Napoles working to try and regain half guard.
Davis fails to take his opponent's back.
Davis is looking to stand but Davis has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoles can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Napoles is on top in guard.
Napoles slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davis is looking to reverse the position.
Napoles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Napoles working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewen Davis 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.
Napoles looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Napoles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis drives through with a takedown into Napoles's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Napoles 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.
Napoles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.
We've been informed that Napoles has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Davis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Napoles is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Napoles's guard.
Napoles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davis's back!
Napoles doesn't have the hooks in and Davis manages to turn into his guard.
Napoles is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davis is aware though and is defending well.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Napoles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis is pushing down on Napoles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Napoles is fighting to maintain full guard but Davis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Davis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Napoles sees it coming and defends easily.
Napoles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Napoles trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Davis is looking to work his way around to Napoles's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Napoles wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Napoles can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Napoles sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Napoles actively working from the bottom here.
Napoles wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves nicely into side control.
Napoles is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Napoles is looking for a sweep.
Napoles is not content to let Davis control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davis tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Davis tries for a kimura but Napoles is defending well.
Napoles tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Napoles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Napoles is on top in guard.
Napoles wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewen Davis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Davis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Napoles did well to prevent Davis getting side control.
Davis seems to be looking for submissions.
Napoles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Davis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Napoles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davis.
Napoles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoles with the active half guard here but Davis passes nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis working away.
Davis is trying to get an arm triangle but Napoles is defending well.
Napoles wants to control but Davis postures up.
Napoles sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Napoles trying to control here.
Davis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Napoles defends it well.
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.
Napoles is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Davis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Davis tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Napoles is defending the position.
Napoles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
Davis seems to be looking for submissions.
Davis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Napoles is just riding it out for now. Davis eventually gives up the hold.
Napoles makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Napoles.
Jacques Lim Napoles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four 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.
Davis passes Napoles's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Napoles is trying to get back to full guard.
Ewen Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis wants to free his trapped foot but Napoles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis wants to control but Napoles is keeping him busy.
Napoles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Davis checks a low kick from Napoles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ewen Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ewen Davis!
An intense looking Ewen Davis took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am in no rush to destroy anyone in my way.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odin Tualasamony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Odin Tualasamony has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 lbs
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185 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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Odin Tualasamony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tualasamony tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Tualasamony connects with a superb combination that knocks Robinson out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Tualasamony before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Robinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Odin Tualasamony!
Our winner, Odin Tualasamony, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andreh Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francisco comes to the cage accompanied by No Mercy. Kyoji Horiguchi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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137 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andreh Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horiguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francisco.
Francisco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Francisco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francisco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horiguchi fakes the leg kick and cracks Francisco in the body.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut.
Horiguchi scores with a push kick.
Horiguchi slips a straight right by Francisco.
Francisco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horiguchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Francisco on the side of the head.
Francisco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Francisco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Horiguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francisco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horiguchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Francisco moves out of range of the body kick from Horiguchi.
Crunch! Horiguchi slams his shin into Francisco's torso.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Francisco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Francisco.
Horiguchi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Francisco.
Horiguchi throws the left hand but Francisco avoids the punch easily.
Horiguchi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Horiguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horiguchi loads up on a big right hand but Francisco slips the punch.
Horiguchi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Francisco misses with a few strikes there.
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francisco misses with a looping right.
Francisco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Horiguchi misses.
Francisco falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Horiguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Francisco moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Horiguchi - that will leave a mark!
Nice uppercut there from Horiguchi.
Francisco takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Francisco, as that shot connected.
Horiguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horiguchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francisco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Francisco ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Nice cross by Francisco.
Francisco takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Francisco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Horiguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Francisco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Francisco's hands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horiguchi, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Horiguchi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Horiguchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Horiguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francisco.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horiguchi scores with a nice head shot.
Horiguchi misses with a two punch combination.
Horiguchi moves away from the strike by Francisco.
Francisco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws the kick towards the body but Francisco avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Horiguchi tries to land a front kick but Francisco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Francisco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Francisco lands a jab to the head.
Horiguchi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Horiguchi scores with a head kick.
Horiguchi looks to land a right hand but Francisco moved out of range.
Francisco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horiguchi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Francisco misses with a wild body shot.
Francisco takes one to the chin there.
Francisco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Francisco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Horiguchi has time to react.
Francisco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Francisco throws a nice looking combination but Horiguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francisco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Francisco misses with a hook.
A jab from Francisco finds it's way through Horiguchi's defenses.
Horiguchi misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoji Horiguchi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horiguchi slips a jab and a cross from Francisco.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
Francisco moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francisco moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Francisco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horiguchi scrambles back to his feet.
Francisco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No joy there for Francisco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Francisco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horiguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Horiguchi lands.
Horiguchi stuns Francisco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horiguchi swinging wildly here.
Francisco slips a jab from Horiguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Francisco blocks it.
Horiguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Francisco as he connects with a hook.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Francisco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Francisco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Francisco ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Francisco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horiguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Francisco dodges the punch combination from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi swinging wildly here.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Francisco might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horiguchi.
Both fighters circling a little - Horiguchi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Francisco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Francisco does no damage.
Andreh Francisco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horiguchi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Francisco. Francisco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horiguchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francisco circles away quickly and effectively.
Horiguchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Francisco throws a jab when Horiguchi was well out of range.
Horiguchi lands an overhand right.
Francisco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Francisco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Horiguchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Francisco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horiguchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
Horiguchi connects with the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francisco.
Francisco lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Horiguchi.
Francisco misses with a two punch combination.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horiguchi throws a jab when Francisco was well out of range.
Francisco misses with a combination
and Horiguchi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Francisco's knee momentarily.
Francisco lands a slapping body shot.
Horiguchi throws a looping overhand right but Francisco ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Francisco.
Horiguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Francisco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horiguchi lands a head kick. Francisco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Francisco missing with a left hand there. Horiguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Francisco.
Horiguchi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Francisco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horiguchi swinging wildly here.
Francisco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Francisco's shoulder, as Francisco tries to avoid the shot.
Horiguchi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Francisco moves out of range of the body kick from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horiguchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Francisco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horiguchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francisco circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Francisco.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horiguchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoji Horiguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Francisco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Francisco looks to land a combination but Horiguchi avoids it well.
A head kick from Horiguchi lands but Francisco takes it in his stride.
Horiguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Francisco's sensitive parts.
Francisco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horiguchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horiguchi pushes Francisco away with a front kick.
Horiguchi misses with a looping left.
Francisco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horiguchi.
The fighters circling - Horiguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horiguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Horiguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Francisco to score with a decent uppercut.
Horiguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Francisco.
Horiguchi thows a body kick. Francisco tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horiguchi feints and then cracks Francisco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Francisco down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi thumps Francisco with a low kick.
Horiguchi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Francisco misses with a two punch combination.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horiguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Francisco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Francisco looks to land a combination but Horiguchi avoids it well.
No joy there for Horiguchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horiguchi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horiguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Francisco blocks it.
Horiguchi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Francisco takes a step back to recover.
A big right from Horiguchi misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Horiguchi.
Francisco blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco misses with a straight left.
Francisco stalks Horiguchi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Horiguchi's face. Horiguchi staggers backwards, shaken.
Francisco throws a lazy right hand but Horiguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Francisco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Horiguchi finds it's way through Francisco's defenses.
Francisco has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Francisco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Francisco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Francisco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horiguchi counters with a nice body kick.
Francisco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Francisco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
Francisco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horiguchi ducks right into an uppercut from Francisco.
Andreh Francisco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco avoids a kick to the body.
Francisco throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horiguchi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Francisco looks to land a combination but Horiguchi avoids it well.
A combination from Francisco does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Francisco.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Francisco down.
Horiguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horiguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horiguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francisco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Francisco.
Francisco misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Francisco misses the target.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Francisco.
Horiguchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big right from Horiguchi misses.
Francisco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Horiguchi scores with a nice body kick.
Horiguchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francisco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horiguchi slips a straight right by Francisco.
Horiguchi misses with a two punch combination.
Francisco looks to throw the jab but Horiguchi is out of range.
Kyoji Horiguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Francisco slips a jab and a cross from Horiguchi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi scores with a jab.
Francisco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi fakes the leg kick and cracks Francisco in the body.
Horiguchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Francisco momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyoji Horiguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Horiguchi 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyoji Horiguchi!
In his post fight interview, Kyoji Horiguchi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Sobrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ask Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobrante comes to the cage accompanied by Primus - Fisticuffs. Fairchild is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jesse & Joy - Llorar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ask Fairchild!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairchild lands an overhand right.
Fairchild is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sobrante misses with a straight left.
Fairchild lands a head shot.
Fairchild misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Fairchild misses.
Sobrante throws a jab but it's blocked by Fairchild.
Fairchild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sobrante 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.
Sobrante scoring well with a low kick there.
Fairchild scores with a shot to the body.
Fairchild misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Fairchild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fairchild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sobrante. Sobrante obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobrante scores with a takedown into Fairchild's guard.
Sobrante looking to pass the guard.
Sobrante is working hard here to advance position.
Fairchild manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sobrante manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild wants to control from the top but Sobrante keeps moving.
Fairchild passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fairchild tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sobrante manages to get back to half guard.
Sobrante is not content to let Fairchild control the position.
Fairchild working Sobrante over with strikes.
Sobrante wants to get back to full guard.
Fairchild not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sobrante is looking for a sweep. Fairchild is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fairchild lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sobrante regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante wants to sweep but no luck.
Fairchild stands up over Sobrante, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fairchild cracks Sobrante with a solid left hand.
Fairchild throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fairchild's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fairchild throwing strikes but missing.
Fairchild trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobrante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fairchild chips away with some ground and pound.
Fairchild avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fairchild slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante is not content to let Fairchild control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sobrante manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fairchild looking to pass the guard.
Fairchild with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sobrante is on top in guard.
Sobrante passes Fairchild's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sobrante wants to pass to mount but Fairchild is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante moves nicely into side control.
Fairchild is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sobrante prevents Fairchild from improving his position.
Fairchild misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fairchild tries to get to full guard but Sobrante has control of the leg.
Sobrante works his way into side control.
Fairchild avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sobrante.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ask Fairchild will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fairchild avoids a kick to the body.
Fairchild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sobrante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Sobrante 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fairchild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fairchild keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fairchild takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fairchild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairchild throws a right and a left that Sobrante avoids nicely.
Sobrante avoids the body shot from Fairchild.
Ask Fairchild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sobrante takes a swing at Fairchild's ribcage but misses.
Fairchild swinging wildly here.
Fairchild throws a right and a left that Sobrante avoids nicely.
Fairchild misses with an uppercut. Sobrante saw that one coming.
Fairchild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobrante circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairchild misses with a two punch combination.
Fairchild blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sobrante back to the cage. Fairchild follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fairchild misses with a body shot.
Sobrante dodges the punch combination from Fairchild.
Fairchild misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobrante misses with a hook.
Sobrante ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fairchild throws a right and a left that both miss.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fairchild enables Sobrante to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fairchild manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fairchild 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.
Fairchild keeps trying to improve his position.
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!
Sobrante tries to free his leg and advance position but Fairchild is retaining full guard.
Fairchild is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sobrante passes Fairchild's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fairchild working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante avoids the attempt from Fairchild to control.
Fairchild is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sobrante is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fairchild has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fairchild!
Sobrante tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fairchild distracts Sobrante with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fairchild must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fairchild makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fairchild content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fairchild won't allow Sobrante to sweep him here.
Sobrante bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fairchild's guard.
Sobrante stopping the sweep attempt from Fairchild.
Our spies down at at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform us that Fairchild has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fairchild looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante passes Fairchild's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fairchild moves into full guard.
Fairchild is trying to keep Sobrante in close.
Sobrante wants to pass the guard but Fairchild is keeping the position.
Fairchild controls Sobrante momentarily but Sobrante frees himself.
Sobrante advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ask Fairchild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sobrante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fairchild, pushing him back against the cage.
Fairchild is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sobrante lands an elbow just above Fairchild 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairchild.
Sobrante misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobrante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sobrante misses with an elbow over the top.
Fairchild blocks the elbow strike.
Sobrante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sobrante taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sobrante lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairchild working aggressively here.
Fairchild is trying to break the clinch but Sobrante has him pressed against the cage.
Fairchild tries to break the clinch but Sobrante is controlling the position.
Sobrante has a couple of punches blocked by Fairchild.
Sobrante misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fairchild tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobrante avoids the damage to the body.
Fairchild tries to score a body lock takedown but Sobrante shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Les Sobrante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ask Fairchild.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sobrante throws an elbow but misses.
Fairchild is looking for a takedown.
Sobrante with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairchild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobrante's elbow.
Fairchild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fairchild cracks Sobrante with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fairchild shoots for a takedown but Sobrante saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sobrante avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fairchild takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Fairchild.
Fairchild takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sobrante throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobrante throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Les Sobrante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild connects with a body shot.
Fairchild with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fairchild throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairchild throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobrante.
Fairchild takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fairchild throws a right and a left that Sobrante avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fairchild just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairchild checks the leg kick.
Sobrante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairchild manages to avoid it.
Sobrante takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fairchild misses with a two punch combination.
Sobrante cracks Fairchild with a big right hand and Fairchild goes down!
Fairchild is rocked!
Sobrante might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sobrante is pushing down on Fairchild's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fairchild is fighting to maintain full guard but Sobrante has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fairchild is still in real trouble! Can Sobrante finish him?
Fairchild is looking to control Sobrante's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fairchild avoid being mounted?
Sobrante lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sobrante uses his free foot to push down on Fairchild's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fairchild.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fairchild seems to have recovered his senses.
Fairchild avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sobrante.
Fairchild wants to control but Sobrante is having none of it.
Ask Fairchild is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobrante landing shots from mount.
Sobrante misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Les Sobrante overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobrante throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sobrante throwing strikes here but Fairchild is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sobrante lands a big shot there that rocks Fairchild but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sobrante throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fairchild bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sobrante bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fairchild's guard.
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!
Sobrante is looking to work some ground and pound but Fairchild has wrist control.
Sobrante drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sobrante jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fairchild wants to sweep here but Sobrante controlling him for the moment.
Fairchild lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Les Sobrante showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fairchild 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ask Fairchild!
A very excited looking Ask Fairchild 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 Edward Scissorhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bariga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Scissorhands might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Still. 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Scissorhands!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Bariga!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scissorhands finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scissorhands tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bariga is able to avoid easily.
Bariga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Scissorhands misses.
Bariga fails to land with a series of punches.
Scissorhands misses with a hook to the body
and Bariga counters with a nice body shot.
Bariga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Edward Scissorhands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bariga avoids a kick to the body.
Bariga scores with a jab to the body.
Bariga misses with a body shot.
Scissorhands throws a combination. Bariga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scissorhands tries to clinch but Bariga is having none of it.
Bariga missing with a left hand there. Scissorhands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bariga throws a leg kick but Scissorhands moved away.
Scissorhands looks to land a right hand but Bariga moved out of range.
Scissorhands blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Scissorhands.
Nice defenses there by Scissorhands.
Scissorhands darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scissorhands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bariga.
Scissorhands buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bariga has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Scissorhands throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bariga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bariga throws a shot from downtown. Scissorhands moves away and avoids it.
Scissorhands tries to score with a low kick but Bariga moves his leg out of the way.
Scissorhands throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scissorhands lands a jab to Bariga's midsection.
Scissorhands is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bariga throws out a loose jab but Scissorhands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bariga throws out a powerful jab.
Bariga just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scissorhands throws a hook to the side of Bariga's head but Bariga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scissorhands jabs at Bariga's body.
Scissorhands lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Mark Bariga has been cut.
Scissorhands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bariga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scissorhands steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bariga.
Bariga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick but Bariga moved away.
Bariga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands swings widly with a right hand
and Bariga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scissorhands is looking to chop away at Bariga's legs.
Scissorhands misses with a hook. Bariga ducked under it nicely.
Scissorhands takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scissorhands.
Bariga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scissorhands circles away quickly and effectively.
Bariga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bariga checks a leg kick.
Scissorhands is looking to chop away at Bariga's legs.
A lazy left from Scissorhands finds it's target.
Scissorhands checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scissorhands throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bariga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scissorhands. Bariga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scissorhands takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Scissorhands throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scissorhands throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bariga manages to avoid it.
Scissorhands lands with a cross.
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!
Scissorhands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bariga was well out of range. Poor timing from Scissorhands.
Bariga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scissorhands.
Scissorhands lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bariga is rocked!
Scissorhands walks into a left hand.
Bariga is still on wobbly legs! Can Scissorhands finish him?
Scissorhands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bariga was well out of range. Poor timing from Scissorhands.
Bariga seems to have recovered his senses.
Bariga is looking to land body kicks.
Scissorhands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bariga misses with a right hand
and Scissorhands counters with a slapping leg kick.
A left lands for Scissorhands.
Scissorhands scores with a hook to the body. Bariga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scissorhands. Bariga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bariga misses with an uppercut. Scissorhands saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Scissorhands dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Bariga's cut.
That's time! Scissorhands's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scissorhands throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Scissorhands cracks Bariga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scissorhands checks a low kick from Bariga.
Scissorhands misses with a shot to the body
and Bariga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scissorhands bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Scissorhands connects with the punch.
Scissorhands scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bariga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bariga keeps the fight on the outside.
Scissorhands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bariga.
Bariga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scissorhands scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scissorhands staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scissorhands just misses with a punch to the body.
Scissorhands feints and then cracks Bariga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bariga down.
Edward Scissorhands is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scissorhands, right into the meat.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick but Bariga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Bariga.
Bariga throws a jab when Scissorhands was well out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bariga might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Scissorhands has got the better of the exchanges.
Scissorhands drops his hands momentarily and Bariga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bariga lands the left hand.
Scissorhands will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scissorhands looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scissorhands throws a shot from downtown. Bariga moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Scissorhands misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariga misses with a leg kick.
Bariga scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scissorhands will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scissorhands throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scissorhands misses with a looping left.
Scissorhands thuds a left hand into Bariga's body.
Scissorhands lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bariga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bariga was well out of range. Poor timing from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands throws a body kick that misses
and Bariga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scissorhands instigates a clinch.
Scissorhands will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bariga up against the cage.
Scissorhands blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scissorhands can't find room to land a body shot as Bariga controls the action.
Bariga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scissorhands backwards.
Bariga tries to work over Scissorhands's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bariga blocks an uppercut.
Bariga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bariga misses with the head strike.
Scissorhands throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barigas head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scissorhands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scissorhands.
Scissorhands pushes Bariga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scissorhands misses with a punch to the body.
Scissorhands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scissorhands misses with the head strike.
Bariga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bariga working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bariga has a couple of punches blocked by Scissorhands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scissorhands lands with a left to the head.
Bariga struggles to land a body shot inside as Scissorhands controls his hands.
Scissorhands pushes Bariga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bariga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scissorhands blocks a body shot from Bariga.
Scissorhands digs a right hand into Bariga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bariga's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bariga letting Scissorhands take a breather here.
Scissorhands is working Bariga over against the cage.
Scissorhands blocking some punches.
A short right from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scissorhands tries a body shot but Bariga blocks it.
Scissorhands throws a punch but it's blocked by Bariga.
Scissorhands gets through Bariga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bariga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bariga breaks from the clinch.
Scissorhands feints a jab promting Bariga to slip. Scissorhands then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bariga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Scissorhands punishes Bariga's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Scissorhands dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Bariga's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scissorhands connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Bariga tumbling to the canvas! Scissorhands pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Bariga was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edward Scissorhands!
Edward Scissorhands retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Edward Scissorhands 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.
The defeated Mark Bariga had this to say: 'I think I'm done with 135 division so I'm going to 145 I guess!?'.
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