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Prestige Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kane Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Fitness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jack N Box. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kane Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Fitness!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Kane Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitness closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the ropes.
Miller has hold of one of Fitness's legs. Fitness is fighting the takedown attempt but Miller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fitness keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Fitness really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller advances position into side control!
Fitness is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Miller asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller trying to control the position but Fitness is working away.
Fitness looking for a sweep but Miller has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to control but Fitness wriggling away.
Fitness is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fitness is trying desperately to improve position.
Fitness is trying to stand up.
Fitness tries to lock up and control but Miller gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miller is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fitness can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Miller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fitness?
Fitness looks winded!
Miller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Miller scoring with strikes but Fitness is staying in there.
Fitness taking shots to the head.
Miller with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller lands a big shot there that rocks Fitness but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Miller wants to control the pace but Fitness is squirming around nicely.
Miller looking for a guillotine from mount but Fitness is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with some strikes.
Miller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fitness looks a forlorn figure.
Fitness is squirming around, avoiding Miller's attempts to control the action.
Miller is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miller has hold of Fitness's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fitness manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fitness taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller controlling the position easily from mount.
Miller scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Miller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miller 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.
Miller scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Miller dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller lands a left and a right that send Fitness crashing to the mat, dazed. Miller thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fitness is rocked!
Fitness closes the distance and clinches.
Fitness is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Fitness takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Miller tightens his grip and picks Fitness up, before dumping him to the ground. Fitness manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitness wants to stand and escape but Miller is having none of it.
Fitness seems to have recovered his senses.
Fitness can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miller controls the pace.
Fitness trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fitness is breathing heavily.
Fitness is working an open guard so Miller takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitness can do to turn this around?
Miller forces Fitness back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitness ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fitness no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitness is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miller is controlling him.
Miller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Miller stands and steps away. Fitness gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fitness decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller content to stall in guard here.
Fitness is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.
Miller chips away with some ground and pound.
Miller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fitness's head.
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller stands and steps away. Fitness gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Miller throws a combination. Fitness tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miller has hold of one of Fitness's legs. Fitness is fighting the takedown attempt but Miller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Miller trying to control but Fitness is working from the bottom.
Miller working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller stands up and waves to Fitness to follow him.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kane Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fitness on his heels. He'll look to pass Fitness's guard now, I'm sure.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miller cracks Fitness with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Miller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fitness pinned against the ropes. Fitness gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fitness lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
Miller clinches up with Fitness and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fitness gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kane Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller trying to control from the bottom.
Fitness moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Miller is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fitness's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fitness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitness looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Fitness gets to his feet. Miller looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kane Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitness.
Fitness clinches up against the ropes.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitness clinches.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller shoots in for a double leg but Fitness sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitness.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Fitness throws a counter combo.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Fitness unleashes a big counter combination but Miller bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fitness lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitness moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fitness did well to prevent Miller getting side control.
Fitness has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fitness does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miller decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a two punch combo.
Kane Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fitness jabs at Miller's body.
Miller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fitness wants to control but Miller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Miller controlling the action here.
Fitness is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Kane Miller!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kane Miller!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kane Miller!
Kane Miller wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Kane Miller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mighk Tighson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoto Murasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tighson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Last Mothafucka' Breathin'. Murasaki has chosen PRIDE FC Theme as his entrance music. Shoto Murasaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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205 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mighk Tighson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoto Murasaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murasaki has Tighson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tighson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murasaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tighson tries a body shot but Murasaki blocks it.
Tighson misses with the head strike.
Murasaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tighson is defending well for now.
Tighson throws a punch but it's blocked by Murasaki.
Murasaki blocks an uppercut.
Murasaki managing to block the knees to the body from Tighson.
Tighson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tighson trying to land knees to the body.
Tighson has a couple of punches blocked by Murasaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tighson prevents a body shot from Murasaki.
Murasaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Tighson to keep the fight standing.
Murasaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tighson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tighson as Murasaki tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tighson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mighk Tighson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shoto Murasaki.
Tighson gets underhooks to prevent Murasaki's takedown attempt.
Tighson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Tighson fails to land.
Murasaki blocks an uppercut.
Tighson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tighson tries a body shot but Murasaki blocks it.
Murasaki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tighson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tighson tries to land knees in the clinch but Murasaki avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tighson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tighson trying to land knees to the body.
Tighson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tighson tries to work over Murasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tighson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tighson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murasaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tighson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Murasaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Tighson stuffs the takedown.
Tighson lands a jab to Murasaki's midsection.
Tighson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tighson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murasaki. Murasaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tighson swings for the body but Murasaki moves out of range.
Murasaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murasaki misses with a takedown attempt - Tighson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tighson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murasaki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tighson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tighson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murasaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murasaki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tighson has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've been hearing good reports from Tighson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tighson gets back to half guard.
Tighson is trying to stand.
Tighson gets back to full guard.
Tighson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tighson, not yet.
Murasaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Tighson controls Murasaki momentarily but Murasaki frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tighson looking for a guillotine here but Murasaki defends easily.
Murasaki prevents Tighson from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tighson keeping moving, preventing Murasaki from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Murasaki prevents Tighson from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tighson scores with a hook to the body. Murasaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mighk Tighson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tighson wants to clinch up but Murasaki keeps it at a distance.
Murasaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tighson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murasaki.
Despite the aggression on Murasaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tighson closes the distance and clinches.
Tighson cracks Murasaki with a nice body shot.
Murasaki is looking to control Tighson's arms but Tighson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murasaki has his back to the ropes.
Tighson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murasaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tighson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tighson works Murasaki's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murasaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tighson sprawls well. Tighson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murasaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Murasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tighson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murasaki can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tighson lands a slapping body shot.
Tighson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tighson looks to score with a jab to the body but Murasaki is just out of range.
Tighson wants to clinch up but Murasaki keeps it at a distance.
Tighson stuns Murasaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tighson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tighson.
Tighson trying to land knees to the body.
Murasaki managing to block the knees to the body from Tighson.
Tighson lands with a right to the head.
Tighson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mighk Tighson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shoto Murasaki.
Murasaki looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki avoids the elbow strike from Tighson, against the ropes.
Tighson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murasaki avoids it.
Tighson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murasaki has Tighson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tighson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tighson tries a knee to the head but Murasaki blocks it.
Murasaki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tighson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Murasaki is breathing heavily.
Tighson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tighson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tighson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murasaki is defending well for now.
Tighson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murasaki is trying to break free.
Murasaki has Tighson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tighson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murasaki blocking some punches.
Tighson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki prevents a body shot from Tighson.
Tighson tries to land knees in the clinch but Murasaki avoids the damage to the body.
Tighson can't find room to land a body shot as Murasaki controls the action.
Tighson tries a body shot but Murasaki blocks it.
Murasaki is trying to break free.
Murasaki managing to block the knees to the body from Tighson.
Tighson stops a takedown attempt from Murasaki.
Tighson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murasaki's elbow.
Murasaki blocks an elbow strike.
Murasaki avoiding damage as Tighson throws knees to the body.
Tighson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murasaki blocks an elbow strike from Tighson.
Murasaki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tighson prevents it.
Tighson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tighson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murasaki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tighson after a bit of a struggle.
Murasaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tighson misses with a knee strike.
Tighson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murasaki backwards.
Tighson gets through Murasaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tighson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tighson lands a nice uppercut.
Tighson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murasaki.
Murasaki managing to block the knees to the body from Tighson.
Tighson lands a good knee to the midsection. Murasaki won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tighson throws an elbow that misses.
Murasaki wants a takedown but no success here.
Tighson throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mighk Tighson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murasaki fails to land the takedown.
Tighson takes the fight into the clinch.
Murasaki looking for a takedown.
Tighson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tighson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tighson.
Murasaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murasaki is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mighk Tighson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shoto Murasaki.
Murasaki takes a shot to the head.
Murasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murasaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tighson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tighson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murasaki backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tighson tries a knee to the head but Murasaki blocks it.
Tighson can't find room to land a body shot as Murasaki controls the action.
Tighson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murasaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tighson.
Tighson throws an elbow that misses.
Murasaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tighson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murasaki avoids it.
Murasaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tighson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tighson misses with some punches.
Murasaki blocks a body shot from Tighson.
Murasaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murasaki wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tighson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murasaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murasaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tighson as he jumps to the side.
Tighson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murasaki.
Tighson throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Murasaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tighson just misses with a punch to the body.
Murasaki tries to counter with a clinch but Tighson shakes him off and moves away.
Tighson with a jab.
Tighson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tighson has closed the distance and engaged Murasaki in a clinch.
Tighson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murasakis head.
Tighson lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murasaki is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right hook to the body lands for Tighson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tighson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murasaki is defending well for now.
Tighson struggles to land a body shot inside as Murasaki controls his hands.
Murasaki looking to stall.
Murasaki is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tighson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tighson tries to land knees in the clinch but Murasaki avoids the damage to the body.
Murasaki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tighson is defending well.
Tighson tries to throw a body punch but Murasaki avoids it by throwing Tighson back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tighson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murasaki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tighson after a bit of a struggle.
Tighson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murasaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tighson tries to land knees in the clinch but Murasaki avoids the damage to the body.
Tighson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tighson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murasaki.
Tighson struggles to land a body shot inside as Murasaki controls his hands.
Tighson misses with a body punch.
Tighson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tighson lands with a short shot to the head.
Murasaki avoiding damage as Tighson throws knees to the body.
Mighk Tighson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murasaki looking for a takedown.
Tighson throws a punch but it's blocked by Murasaki.
Tighson throws an elbow that misses.
Tighson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tighson is pressed up against the ropes. Murasaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tighson down to the mat. Tighson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shoto Murasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tighson scores with a jab. Murasaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mighk Tighson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tighson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mighk Tighson!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Mighk Tighson!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mighk Tighson!
Mighk Tighson wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Mighk Tighson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Shoto Murasaki was interviewed post fight and said 'People get caught, it's not extraordinary for me. I'll be back strong.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Chernicin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janu Malkriado Gyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janu Malkriado Gyan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Janu Malkriado Gyan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
150 lbs
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20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Chernicin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Janu Malkriado Gyan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernicin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Chernicin backs off Gyan throws a huge counter combo but Chernicin manages to avoid it all.
Chernicin wants to clinch up but Gyan keeps it at a distance.
Gyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gyan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chernicin's guard.
Gyan controlling from the top position.
Gyan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chernicin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gyan is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernicin pushes a forearm under Gyan's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gyan is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirill Chernicin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bk bk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bk's entrance music is celabration. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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36
135 lbs
17 - 16 - 1 |
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20
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bk bk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey lands a nice looking body kick.
A shot to the body from bk misses
and Bailey counters by clinching up.
Bailey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down bk.
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of bk backwards.
Bailey digs a right hand underneath bk's ribcage. bk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
bk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bailey stalling in the clinch.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
bk is trying to pull guard but Bailey has him pressed against the ropes.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt bk or not.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
bk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - Bailey scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Bk bk has been cut.
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!
Nice jab there from Bailey.
Bailey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
bk is rocked!
Bailey rushes bk and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
bk tumbles to the floor! Bailey threw a big shot that dropped him and now Bailey is on top looking to finish! bk has guard but can he survive?!
Oh bk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bailey passes into half guard.
Bailey slows the pace down in half guard.
bk seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
bk is trying to control but can't.
Bailey trying to pass the guard but bk defending well.
Bailey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bailey moves nicely into side control.
Bailey controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bailey tries for a kimura but bk is defending well.
Bailey is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. bk is trying to escape and Bailey transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and bk is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bailey! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Bailey!
The defeated Bk bk had this to say: 'Thanks for coming out to see the fight '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd comes to the ring accompanied by Alter Bridge - Addicted to pain . Zegan has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related as his entrance music. Maciej Zegan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
165 lbs
8 - 16 - 0 |
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31
165 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Shepherd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shepherd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zegan counters with a good low kick that Shepherd was not able to check.
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown but Zegan shows good takedown defense.
Maciej Zegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepherd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rufus Shepherd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepherd moves into the clinch.
Shepherd has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zegan after a bit of a struggle.
Zegan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zegan works on Shepherd's body with a couple of short punches.
Zegan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shepherd is breathing heavily.
Zegan landing knees to the body.
Zegan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zegan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shepherd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zegan scores with a shoulder strike.
Zegan presses Shepherd against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zegan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shepherd or not.
A short right from Zegan.
Shepherd is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Zegan.
Oh Shepherd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Zegan.
Zegan leaning against his opponent.
Zegan lands a big knee to the head and Shepherd goes down! Zegan pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maciej Zegan!
Maciej Zegan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Rufus Shepherd stepped up to the mic, saying 'Unfortunately i lost but i will train a lot to win next fight for myself and you- my fans'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover comes to the ring accompanied by Godsmack - I Stand Alone. This should be fireworks!
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21
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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25
180 lbs
9 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Hoover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover looks to land a combination but Erschov avoids it well.
Erschov dives in for a single leg takedown but Hoover sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Erschov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoover misses with a two punch combination.
Erschov wants to clinch.
Erschov throws a sloppy head kick and Hoover moves out of range easily.
Hoover scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Alexei Erschov has been cut.
Hoover throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erschov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoover stalks Erschov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Erschov's face. Erschov staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoover lands a two punch combo.
Hoover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erschov.
Hoover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoover defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Erschov.
Hoover connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hoover throws a series of punches but Erschov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erschov fails with a takedown attempt.
Dominic Hoover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Erschov.
Hoover lands a jab to Erschov's midsection.
Erschov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoover finds it's way round the side to connect with Erschov's head.
Hoover fails to land with a series of punches.
Erschov dives in for a single leg takedown but Hoover sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Erschov moves in looking to clinch but Hoover pushes him off.
Hoover fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Erschov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erschov looks winded!
Erschov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Erschov fails with the takedown.
Hoover is looking to counter punch.
Erschov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoover to score with a decent uppercut.
Erschov takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erschov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoover connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover lands with a right and another and another! Erschov is in big trouble! Hoover lands again and this time it's lights out for Erschov! A quality knockout there for Hoover.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dominic Hoover!
After the fight, Dominic Hoover was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genesis Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the ring accompanied by Sandaless - Wojownik. Genesis Piper is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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27
200 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
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212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Powerful |
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genesis Piper!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown. Piper tries to sprawl out of it but Wallace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Piper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Piper connects with a crisp jab.
Piper connects with a body shot.
Wallace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Piper!
Piper is trying to control Wallace's posture but Wallace avoids it.
Piper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Piper manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wallace's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper moves into full guard.
Wallace is posturing up here but Piper has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Wallace tries to roll out but it's too tight and Wallace has to tap! Slick submission there by Piper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Genesis Piper!
Post fight, Genesis Piper stared into the camera and said 'Im glad I was able to get my hand raised once more.Great way to start my career in Prestige. Rafal was a tough opponent, he was a seasoned veteran and I came in extremely prepared for him. Thanks to everyone in my camp who helped me. Let's party!!'.
In defeat, Rafal Wallace stepped up to the mic, saying 'Never give up'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose De La Cus's entrance music is Jay Z -Takeover. A fine choice. Morrison has chosen The Clocks as his entrance music. Carter Jose De La Cus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
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26
142 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sid Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Jose De La Cus, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Jose De La Cus against the ropes but Jose De La Cus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sid Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Jose De La Cus moves into the clinch.
Morrison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jose De La Cus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Morrison.
Jose De La Cus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose De La Cus gets underhooks to prevent Morrison's takedown attempt.
Morrison has clasped his hands together around Jose De La Cus's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Jose De La Cus can't escape the position.
Morrison wants to control the pace but Jose De La Cus is squirming around nicely.
Morrison is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jose De La Cus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jose De La Cus has given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus is trying to defend against the choke here but Morrison has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Morrison Tightens the hold and Jose De La Cus taps out furiously! Morrison displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sid Morrison!
Sid Morrison is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Sid Morrison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Carter Jose De La Cus stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back, stronger and better than ever. I get one more chance to write the book, one more chance to set the hook, one more chance to turn the pages, one more chance to get it right, one more chance to write the wrongs,one more chance to feel alive, one more chance to bust some heads.'.
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