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QFC Tournament 459 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aawut Chuachai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuachai comes into the arena with Sirius41 - Muay Thai Step blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aawut Chuachai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armen Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuachai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chuachai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hammer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hammer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hammer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer has hold of Chuachai's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Chuachai seems comfortable defending it but Hammer has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Chuachai is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Chuachai is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hammer couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Armen Hammer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Al Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monterey Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monterey Jack!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jack!
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.
Johnson controlling the position.
Johnson working away.
Jack is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson working the ground and pound but Jack is defending the strikes.
Johnson working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson slows the pace down.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jack is looking to reverse the position.
Jack takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson just content to control the position.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jack taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Johnson is working Jack over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson cracks Jack with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jack being controlled for a moment.
Johnson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jack sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Johnson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jack takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson controlling the position from side mount.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jack is rocked!
Johnson cracks Jack with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Johnson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jack is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Johnson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haji Mouffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mouffa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seven Lions - Isis. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddy Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haji Mouffa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouffa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mouffa slips under a jab from Edwards.
Mouffa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edwards tries a low kick but Mouffa avoids it.
Mouffa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mouffa stuns Edwards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Edwards misses.
Mouffa scores with a body shot.
Mouffa stuns Edwards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mouffa wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Edwards attempts a counter takedown but Mouffa avoids it well and moves away.
Edwards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards 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.
Mouffa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Edwards takes a swing at Mouffa's ribcage but misses.
Mouffa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Edwards. Edwards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mouffa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mouffa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws out a leg kick but Mouffa moves out of range and Edwards only half commits.
Mouffa lands with a cross.
Edwards looking to score a takedown here. Mouffa is defending well but Edwards drives through and ends up in Mouffa's guard.
Edwards is looking to work some ground and pound but Mouffa has wrist control.
Edwards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Edwards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mouffa has his foot on Edwards's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Edwards works his way back into a safe position though.
Edwards throwing strikes from guard but Mouffa blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mouffa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edwards connects with a couple of short punches.
Edwards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mouffa's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edwards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edwards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mouffa's head.
Mouffa looks winded!
Edwards is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Edwards lands a couple of elbows.
Edwards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mouffa's head.
Edwards's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouffa has momentary wrist control but Edwards slips an elbow through the middle.
Edwards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mouffa's head.
Edwards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mouffa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Edwards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Edwards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Edwards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edwards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mouffa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a chopping leg kick but Mouffa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mouffa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Edwards misses the target.
Edwards looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edwards lands a nice short elbow.
Edwards working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Edwards seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mouffa won't allow Edwards to pass to mount.
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. Edwards connects with a nice short shot to Mouffa's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Edwards dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edwards is looking to score with low kicks.
Good shot there by Mouffa.
Mouffa tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Edwards scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Edwards controls the position.
Edwards lands a nice forearm strike.
Mouffa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouffa can do to turn this around?
Edwards is working Mouffa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mouffa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eddy Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards controls the position.
Mouffa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards working the ground and pound from side control.
Edwards scoring with punches from side control.
Edwards landing strikes.
Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
Mouffa is rocked!
Mouffa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Edwards connects with a decent elbow.
Mouffa is still in real trouble! Can Edwards finish him?
Edwards in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mouffa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Edwards working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards cracks Mouffa with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Edwards immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Mouffa is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Edwards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Edwards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goiti Yamauchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacoby Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goiti Yamauchi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamauchi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kingston drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kingston jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kingston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamauchi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kingston trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamauchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingston drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kingston jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston prevents Yamauchi from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingston drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kingston jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kingston drops back looking for a leg! Yamauchi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yamauchi manages to kick Kingston off! Kingston jumps back into Yamauchi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kingston seems to have locked his on tight now - Yamauchi screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kingston, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jacoby Kingston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hesa Punching Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Boulaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hesa Punching Bag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Boulaire!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Boulaire. No joy for Punching Bag on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from Boulaire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Punching Bag wants to slow Boulaire down by chopping away at his legs.
Boulaire throws a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boulaire.
Boulaire thuds a left hand into Punching Bag's body.
Boulaire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boulaire pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Punching Bag back to the cage. Boulaire follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Punching Bag with a poor takedown
and Boulaire counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Boulaire.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Punching Bag 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Punching Bag is rocked!
Boulaire weaves into range and cracks Punching Bag right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Punching Bag goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Boulaire is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Boulaire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hacran Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kev Bel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hacran Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kev Bel!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Bel catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Bel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kev Bel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Bel.
Bel looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a big counter combination but Bel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bel misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a crisp one two that drops Bel! Silva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bel to his feet! Bel is in big trouble!
Bel is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bel scores with a push kick.
Bel is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bel lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Bel scores with a jab to the head.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bel throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva feints a jab and as Bel dips his head, Silva unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Bel right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Bel falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Silva smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hacran Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Lowdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tjorben Voorhoofd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Lowdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tjorben Voorhoofd!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowdown shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Voorhoofd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lowdown swings around for an armbar but Voorhoofd sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lowdown's guard.
Voorhoofd is stalling in the full guard.
Lowdown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Voorhoofd stacks Lowdown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Voorhoofd!
Voorhoofd is staying tight to Lowdown's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowdown is trying to control Voorhoofd's posture but Voorhoofd avoids it.
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.
Lowdown is looking to regain half guard here but Voorhoofd keeps moving and retains side control.
Voorhoofd is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lowdown's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lowdown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Let's hope that Voorhoofd has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lowdown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Voorhoofd is staying tight to Lowdown's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Manny Lowdown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voorhoofd misses with a hook. Lowdown ducked under it nicely.
Lowdown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Voorhoofd throws an overhand right that lands on Lowdown's shoulder, as Lowdown tries to avoid the shot.
Lowdown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Voorhoofd tries to avoid it but Lowdown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Voorhoofd to the ground. Voorhoofd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Voorhoofd misses with a hook. Lowdown ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Lowdown.
Voorhoofd tries to work over Lowdown's front leg with a kick but Lowdown checks it.
Lowdown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Voorhoofd as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Lowdown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowdown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Voorhoofd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Voorhoofd leaves Lowdown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lowdown is defended easily by Voorhoofd.
Voorhoofd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowdown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowdown attempts a counter takedown but Voorhoofd avoids it well and moves away.
Lowdown slips a jab from Voorhoofd.
Lowdown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Voorhoofd sprawls well. Voorhoofd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lowdown gets slowly back to his feet.
Lowdown slips under a jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lowdown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Voorhoofd defends well and Lowdown ends up having to push Voorhoofd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice side step and Voorhoofd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Voorhoofd wants to clinch up but Lowdown keeps it at a distance.
Voorhoofd scores with a one two! Lowdown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tjorben Voorhoofd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Voorhoofd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lowdown.
Voorhoofd slaps away a takedown attempt from Lowdown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Voorhoofd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lowdown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lowdown is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Voorhoofd still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Voorhoofd has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Voorhoofd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voorhoofd moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorhoofd has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowdown shoots for a takedown but Voorhoofd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Lowdown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowdown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Voorhoofd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Voorhoofd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tjorben Voorhoofd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voorhoofd missing with a left hand there. Lowdown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowdown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Voorhoofd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lowdown somewhat.
Voorhoofd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Voorhoofd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lowdown.
Lowdown misses with a takedown
and Voorhoofd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tjorben Voorhoofd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voorhoofd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lowdown momentarily.
Voorhoofd lands a jab-cross combination.
Lowdown is rocked!
It looks like Manny Lowdown has been cut.
Lowdown shoots for a takedown but Voorhoofd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oh Lowdown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lowdown slips under a jab from Voorhoofd.
Voorhoofd feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lowdown sprawling to the canvas! Lowdown rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Voorhoofd finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowdown gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Voorhoofd gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lowdown is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tjorben Voorhoofd!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Linus Pajunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pajunen comes to the cage accompanied by Poisonblack - Rush. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Linus Pajunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jax Teller!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller scores with a punch to the head.
Pajunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pajunen slips under a jab.
Teller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pajunen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Teller misses with a hook
and Pajunen counters with a left to the body.
Pajunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Pajunen misses.
Pajunen throws the left hand but Teller avoids the punch easily.
Pajunen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teller throws a hook but Pajunen avoids it easily.
Pajunen is looking to counter punch.
Teller throws a body punch but Pajunen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajunen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Teller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teller slips under a jab.
Teller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pajunen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Teller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pajunen misses with a looping left.
Pajunen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pajunen misses with a hook. Teller ducked under it nicely.
Teller loads up on a big right hand but Pajunen slips the punch.
Pajunen throwing a counter right hand but Teller manages to avoid it.
Pajunen misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Teller misses.
Pajunen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Teller misses with a hook
and Pajunen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pajunen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Teller throws a right and a left that Pajunen avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Pajunen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pajunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pajunen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Teller's hands.
Teller throws a shot from downtown. Pajunen moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pajunen slips a straight right by Teller.
Pajunen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Teller misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Teller there.
Pajunen moves away from the strike by Teller.
Teller misses with a double jab.
Teller lands a head shot.
Teller jabs Pajunen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pajunen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teller scores with a nice right hand.
Pajunen lands a nice hook to Teller's body. Teller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pajunen works over Teller's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pajunen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teller.
A little feinted left hand from Pajunen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pajunen moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Pajunen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Teller.
Pajunen takes one on the button.
Teller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pajunen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Teller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Teller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pajunen throws a nice looking combination but Teller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pajunen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pajunen digs a good hook to Teller's body.
Teller misses with a hook.
Pajunen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Teller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pajunen.
Teller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pajunen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jax Teller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pajunen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teller scores with a jab. Pajunen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teller.
Pajunen lands the left hand.
Pajunen misses with a body shot.
Teller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pajunen.
Pajunen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Teller throws out a powerful jab.
Pajunen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teller throws out the jab.
It looked like Pajunen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Pajunen misses.
Teller misses with a lunging right hand
and Pajunen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teller blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pajunen moves away.
Pajunen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pajunen punishes Teller's body with a nice straight punch.
Pajunen throws a series of punches but Teller moves out of range.
A nice side step and Teller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Teller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pajunen.
Pajunen throws a lazy uppercut
and Teller counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pajunen slips under a jab from Teller.
Teller blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Teller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajunen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pajunen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Teller back to the cage. Pajunen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Teller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Teller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pajunen. Teller does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Pajunen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pajunen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teller.
Teller throws a counter combo.
Teller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab by Teller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Pajunen. Beautiful body shot.
Teller misses with a two punch combination.
Teller scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pajunen slips under a jab from Teller.
Teller avoids the body shot from Pajunen.
Teller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Teller stuns Pajunen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Teller swings for the body but Pajunen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Linus Pajunen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pajunen throws a jab but it's blocked by Teller.
Pajunen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Teller.
Pajunen misses with a combination
and Teller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pajunen misses with an uppercut.
Pajunen clobbers Teller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller lands with a right hand.
Teller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teller lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pajunen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teller.
Pajunen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pajunen.
Pajunen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Teller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Teller misses with a wild body shot.
Pajunen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Teller needs to keep his hands up - Pajunen had a free shot at his head there.
Teller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pajunen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Teller scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pajunen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linus Pajunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teller looks to score with a jab to the body but Pajunen is just out of range.
Pajunen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pajunen works Teller's body with a nice hook.
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!
Pajunen throws a lazy right hand but Teller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Teller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pajunen connects with a right hand. Teller shakes it off.
Teller throws a big shot that misses.
Teller misses with a left hand
and Pajunen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pajunen with a nice cross.
Teller misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajunen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teller throws a good cross that connects.
Teller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pajunen looks to throw the jab but Teller is out of range.
Teller fails to land with a series of punches.
Pajunen throws a good cross that connects.
Teller lunges at Pajunen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pajunen's hand.
Pajunen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Teller.
A slow jab from Pajunen misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Teller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pajunen looks to throw the jab but Teller is out of range.
Teller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Teller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pajunen moves away from the strike by Teller.
Teller stalks Pajunen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pajunen's face. Pajunen staggers backwards, shaken.
Pajunen misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jax Teller.
Well Teller 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jax Teller!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jax Teller!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jax Teller!
Jax Teller wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Jax Teller 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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