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Death Squad 161:Saffedine vs Sonoda PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Sebastian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross Massey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Sebastian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ross Massey!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebastian lands with a hook. Massey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Massey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sebastian defends well and Massey ends up having to push Sebastian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sebastian appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Massey shoots in for a takedown but Sebastian shows good takedown defense.
Massey shoots in and drives through. Sebastian sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Sebastian misses the target.
Jacob Sebastian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Massey.
Sebastian wants to clinch up but Massey keeps it at a distance.
Sebastian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Massey's guard.
Massey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sebastian controls the pace.
Sebastian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Massey's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Massey can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sebastian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Massey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sebastian wants to control from the top but Massey keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey seems keen to control Sebastian's posture.
Massey wants to get back to his feet but Sebastian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sebastian wants to control from the top but Massey keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sebastian drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sebastian wants to control from the top but Massey keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey is controlling Sebastian's posture.
Sebastian trying to control the position from guard on top but Massey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sebastian advances to half guard.
Sebastian is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Massey tries to roll over but Sebastian keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey trying to control from the bottom.
Sebastian is looking to take a break and control but Massey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Massey is defending against the submission attempts here by Sebastian.
Sebastian is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sebastian wants to take a breather but Massey is having none of it.
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.
Sebastian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sebastian is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sebastian is trying for a kimura here. Massey looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sebastian wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacob Sebastian!
An out of breath Jacob Sebastian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Colombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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201 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
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 42 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franco Colombo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles shoots in for a takedown but Colombo shows good takedown defense.
Styles gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Franco Colombo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobero Shimasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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211 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
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobero Shimasaki!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimasaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva tries to bum rush Shimasaki with a series of wild strikes but Shimasaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shimasaki rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Shimasaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Shimasaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a series of punches but Shimasaki moves out of range.
Shimasaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimasaki misses with a head kick.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shimasaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimasaki tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
As Shimasaki looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo bu Shimasaki just gets out of the way.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Shimasaki looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo bu Shimasaki just gets out of the way.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shimasaki is looking for the big counter here.
Shimasaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shimasaki pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Shimasaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Shimasaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shimasaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva sets himself, and Shimasaki steps forward looking for the clinch! Silva avoids it this time.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Shimasaki wants to counter with a clinch but Silva pushes him away.
Shimasaki throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shimasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Shimasaki misses.
A lazy body kick from Silva
letting Shimasaki counter with a right hand.
Shimasaki lands a front kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Shimasaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
A swing and a miss from Shimasaki.
Shimasaki throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Shimasaki moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Shimasaki taking a breather.
Shimasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shimasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shimasaki cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab by Shimasaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shimasaki landing knees to the body.
Shimasaki is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shimasaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimasaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Shimasaki is controlling him.
Shimasaki is looking for a takedown.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobero Shimasaki.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shimasaki decides to pull guard.
Shimasaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobero Shimasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shimasaki is looking to land body kicks.
Silva looks to land a combination but Shimasaki avoids it well.
Shimasaki has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Shimasaki manages to break the clinch.
Shimasaki looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shimasaki tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimasaki throws a head kick that misses.
Shimasaki throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shimasaki. Silva shrugs it off though.
Shimasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Shimasaki.
Shimasaki throws a head kick that misses.
Shimasaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Shimasaki rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Shimasaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shimasaki has him pressed against the cage.
Shimasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shimasaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shimasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shimasaki pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Shimasaki is controlling the position.
Shimasaki breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Shimasaki moves out of range.
Silva blocks a jab.
As Shimasaki looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo bu Shimasaki just gets out of the way.
Shimasaki lands a jab to the head.
Shimasaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Shimasaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Shimasaki.
Shimasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva lands with a hook. Shimasaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shimasaki throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Nobero Shimasaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shimasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shimasaki can pounce on him.
Silva slips under a jab from Shimasaki.
A swing and a miss from Shimasaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shimasaki misses with a body kick.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shimasaki throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Shimasaki looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Shimasaki throws a body kick that misses.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shimasaki clinches with his opponent.
Shimasaki lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shimasaki fails to pull guard.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Shimasaki has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Wanderlei Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shimasaki has him pressed against the cage.
Shimasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shimasaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is rocked!
Shimasaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shimasaki breaks from the clinch.
Silva wants to stay close but Shimasaki steps back to make room for something. Silva seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Shimasaki and Silva drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nobero Shimasaki!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nobero Shimasaki thanked Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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213 lbs
8 - 10 - 1 |
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240 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duncan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Morgan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duncan pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duncan goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward.
Duncan closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Duncan pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henry Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Duncan.
Duncan shoots for a takedown but Morgan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duncan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan tries to work over Duncan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Duncan on that attempt.
Duncan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
Duncan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan lands with a nice combination. Duncan backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Eddie Duncan has been cut.
Duncan scores with a decent looking hook.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Morgan throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Duncan is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Henry Morgan!
In his post fight interview, Henry Morgan gave a big smile as he said 'Always drink responsibly'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pride Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Flint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Couture!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture lands a jab to Flint's midsection.
Flint looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Flint is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Couture tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flint keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Couture's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flint drops back, looking for a kneebar! Couture looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Couture looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Couture!
Flint pushes Couture away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Couture gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture wants to stand but Flint is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throws a strike aimed at the side of Flint's head but Flint avoids it well.
Flint has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Couture landing strikes.
It looks like Travis Flint has been cut.
Flint takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Flint struggling a bit here.
Flint is looking for a sweep.
Flint gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Couture connects with a nice short shot to Flint's temple.
Couture takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Flint is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Couture's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Couture's back!
Flint controlling well, preventing Couture from escaping the position.
Couture trying to control the position but Flint manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flint missing with punches from the back.
Couture covering up well and avoiding damage.
Couture 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 Flint gets his way!
Flint struggling to land strikes to the head as Couture covers up.
Flint is not going to allow Couture to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flint working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Couture has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Flint has got one arm under Couture's chin. This could be trouble... Couture trying to control the other hand but Flint gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Couture has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Travis Flint!
A relieved looking Travis Flint thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Jyllendael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Paul Fish!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish connects with a body shot that sends Jyllendael's belly button to the back.
Fish throws a low kick but Jyllendael moves out of range easily.
Jyllendael takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fish jabs at Jyllendael's body.
Jyllendael clinches.
Fish wants to take the fight to the mat but Jyllendael manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jyllendael scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jyllendael is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fish is defending well.
Fish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jyllendael looking to score a takedown here. Fish is defending well but Jyllendael drives through and ends up in Fish's guard.
Fish looking for a sweep. Not yet Fish, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jyllendael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fish working for a triangle but Jyllendael defends it easily.
Jyllendael loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyllendael won't allow Fish to get back to his feet.
Fish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jyllendael.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jyllendael accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jyllendael 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.
Jyllendael looking to sit in guard and control but Fish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fish stands up over Jyllendael, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fish controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fish loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fish trying to control the position from guard on top but Jyllendael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fish slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish gets to his feet - Jyllendael follows without any prompting.
Jyllendael misses with a double jab
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
Fish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jyllendael looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jyllendael.
Jyllendael misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Jyllendael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jyllendael shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fish pinned against the cage. Fish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fish throws a push kick but Jyllendael slaps the foot to one side.
Jyllendael avoids the body shot from Fish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jyllendael is looking to clinch but Fish is avoiding it.
Fish cracks Jyllendael with a good jab.
Fish wants to slow Jyllendael down by chopping away at his legs.
Jyllendael is looking for a counter combo.
Fish swats away the attempt to clinch by Jyllendael.
Fish slaps away a takedown attempt from Jyllendael, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fish checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jyllendael doesn't manage to clinch there - Fish circles away.
Jyllendael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jyllendael shoots in for a double leg but Fish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jyllendael moves out of range of the body kick from Fish.
Jyllendael darts in and clinches Fish up against the cage.
Fish breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fish back to the cage. Jyllendael follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Jyllendael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jyllendael seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jyllendael takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase 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!
Fish scores with a spinning back kick!
Jyllendael darts in trying to clinch
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
Jyllendael takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jyllendael looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fish makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fish.
Fish throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jyllendael throws a strike but Fish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Paul Fish dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fish does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jon Paul Fish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jyllendael is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fish thuds a left hand into Jyllendael's body.
Jyllendael gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jyllendael tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jyllendael moves away.
Jyllendael looking to score a takedown here. Fish is defending well but Jyllendael drives through and ends up in Fish's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jyllendael throwing strikes from guard but Fish blocks nicely.
Fish escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jyllendael gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jyllendael missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyllendael avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jyllendael trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fish's guard.
Jyllendael trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fish is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jyllendael rolls with it to try and escape but Fish cranks on the arm and Jyllendael is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Paul Fish!
After winning the bout, Jon Paul Fish thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Jake Jyllendael stepped up to the mic, saying 'oh, that was just bad luck'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Gragula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Gragula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gragula leaves Reaper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Gragula was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reaper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gragula.
Reaper misses with a takedown attempt - Gragula sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gragula was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reaper drives through with a takedown into Gragula's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gragula throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gragula is controlling Reaper's posture.
Reaper is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gragula is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gragula has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gragula's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reaper keeping moving, preventing Gragula from controlling successfully.
Gragula is sitting in close to Reaper's body. Reaper has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gragula is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gragula is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Reaper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sid Reaper!
A less than humble Sid Reaper misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Viktor Gragula was interviewed post fight and said 'I hate werewolves'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Leslie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Austin (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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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Leslie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Austin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Our sources have told us that Leslie has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Austin lands a nice uppercut.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Leslie avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
We've been informed that Austin 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.
Austin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leslie or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Austin avoids it.
Leslie tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but Austin blocks with his arms.
Austin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leslie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Austin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as Leslie controls his hands.
Leslie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Austin blocks it with crossed arms.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin pushes Leslie up against the cage in a clinch.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leslie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Austin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leslie connects with a knee to the head.
Austin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leslie blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Austin lands an elbow just above Leslie 's eye.
It looks like Reginald Leslie has been cut.
Leslie tries to work over Austin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Austin works on Leslie's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Austin.
A knee to the head by Leslie.
Leslie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Austins head.
Austin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Austin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leslie backwards.
Austin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Austin on the inside.
Austin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin lands a right hand.
Leslie looking to throw knees to the head but Austin is blocking nicely.
Austin lands a nice elbow.
Leslie tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Leslie back against the cage.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leslie being controlled against the cage.
Austin pushes off an throws an elbow but Leslie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin scores with a shot to the side of Leslie's head.
Leslie blocks a body shot from Austin.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but Austin blocks with his arms.
Leslie tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Leslie back against the cage.
Austin gets through Leslie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Austin digs a right hand underneath Leslie's ribcage. Leslie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Austin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Austin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Leslie.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Austin lands a shoulder strike.
Leslie misses with a punch to the body.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from Leslie.
Austin presses Leslie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leslie is breathing heavily.
Austin cracks Leslie with a nice body shot.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
Austin clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leslie backwards.
Leslie blocks a body shot from Austin.
Austin blocks a body shot from Leslie.
A short uppercut from Austin.
Austin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Austin.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin moves into range and clinches up with Leslie.
Austin stalling in the clinch but Leslie improves position.
Austin lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Austin.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin clinches up with Leslie and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leslie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Austin's brow.
Austin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Austin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leslie backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Austin.
Austin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Austin.
Austin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Austin lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leslie throws an elbow but misses.
Austin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leslie backwards.
Austin lands a hook that snaps the head of Leslie backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Austin.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Austin rushes Leslie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Austin lands a nice uppercut.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leslie throws a big shot that misses.
And Austin tries to counter it with a takedown but Leslie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Leslie tries to keep at a distance but Austin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leslie tries to keep at a distance but Austin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leslie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Austin's face.
Leslie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Austin up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reginald Leslie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Austin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leslie, pushing him back against the cage.
Austin effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Austin.
Leslie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Austin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Austin.
Austin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leslie tries to stall but Austin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin darts in and clinches Leslie up against the cage.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Leslie avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Austin manages to break the clinch.
Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leslie takes a shot to the head.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin darts in and clinches Leslie up against the cage.
Austin tries to work over Leslie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leslie tries to work over Austin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin pushes Leslie up against the cage in a clinch.
Austin lands with a light punch inside.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Austin avoiding damage as Leslie throws knees to the body.
Austin lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
Austin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Austin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Austin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Austin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leslie backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Austin.
A short body shot lands from Austin as the two fighters clinch.
Austin pushes Leslie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Austin.
Austin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leslie backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leslies head.
Leslie is rocked!
Austin controlling the action here for a moment.
Oh Leslie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Austin presses Leslie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leslie seems to have got his legs back now.
Austin forces Leslie back against the cage and clinches.
Austin lands a nice uppercut.
Austin is stalling here.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leslie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Austin pushes Leslie up against the cage in a clinch.
Austin lands an elbow just above Leslie 's eye.
Austin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leslie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leslie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Austin blocks a body shot from Leslie.
Austin manages to break the clinch.
Leslie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Austin lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands an uppercut.
Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leslie tries to stall but Austin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Austin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin has closed the distance and engaged Leslie in a clinch.
Leslie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
Austin misses with an elbow over the top.
A short left from Austin.
Leslie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Austin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Austin.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but Austin blocks with his arms.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leslie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leslie misses with an elbow over the top.
Leslie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin lands a right hand.
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!
Austin manages to break the clinch.
Leslie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Austin has managed to clinch.
A short left from Austin.
Leslie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Austin lands a right hand.
Austin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leslie has him pressed against the cage.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leslie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
And Austin tries to counter it with a takedown but Leslie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leslie tries a body shot but Austin blocks it.
Austin pushes Leslie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Austin.
Jack Austin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Austin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Austin scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reginald Leslie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Austin pushes Leslie up against the cage in a clinch.
Austin wants to stall.
Leslie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leslie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leslie struggles to land a body shot inside as Austin controls his hands.
Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leslie misses with a body punch.
Austin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Austin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as Leslie controls his hands.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leslie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Austin lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leslie's defenses.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
Austin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Austin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Austin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Austin moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin blocks a body shot from Leslie.
A nice left hand lands by Austin.
Austin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Austin creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Leslie with a big uppercut! Leslie tries to clinch up but Austin pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Leslie to the mat! Leslie covers up and Austin unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Austin!
Jack Austin is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Jack Austin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armos Saffedine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikiya Sonoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armos Saffedine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rikiya Sonoda!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saffedine keeps the fight on the outside.
Sonoda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saffedine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saffedine looks to land a body kick but Sonoda moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sonoda. Saffedine shrugs it off though.
Sonoda moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saffedine avoids the head kick by Sonoda.
Sonoda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saffedine's sensitive parts.
Sonoda connects with a crisp jab.
Sonoda throws the kick towards the body but Saffedine avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonoda throws a wild body kick that Saffedine sees coming a mile off.
Sonoda blocks the body kick.
Sonoda lands a nice hook to Saffedine's body. Saffedine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sonoda is looking to clinch.
Sonoda tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffedine closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sonoda quickly recovers to half guard.
Sonoda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saffedine has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Saffedine seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sonoda looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Saffedine puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sonoda tries to kick Saffedine off but Saffedine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sonoda is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Saffedine thows a huge punch but Sonoda dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saffedine seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sonoda is looking to escape.
Sonoda wants to stand back up but Saffedine manages to pass into side control.
Saffedine controls the position.
Sonoda felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sonoda misses with a strike from the bottom.
Sonoda wants to get back to his feet but Saffedine is dominant here and he's now got Sonoda's back!
Sonoda trying to get back to his feet but Saffedine is in full control for now.
Sonoda is taking damage to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonoda covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Sonoda is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Saffedine has the hooks in. Sonoda is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Saffedine is persistently looking for the submission but Sonoda is defending it well.
Sonoda tries to escape but Saffedine has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Sonoda wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sonoda is trying to defend against the choke here but Saffedine has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Saffedine Tightens the hold and Sonoda taps out furiously! Saffedine displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Armos Saffedine!
Armos Saffedine is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Armos Saffedine waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Rikiya Sonoda had this to say: 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Boomerang Gym - Death Squad MMA'.
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