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Prestige FC 15: It's Time! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asahi Nozara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nozara comes to the ring accompanied by Shing02 - Japonica. Patterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Still Unbroken" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asahi Nozara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nozara lands a jab.
It looks like Russell Patterson has been cut.
Russell Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Patterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patterson moves to clinch but Nozara breaks away
and Nozara counters with a single leg into guard. Patterson didn't expect that.
Patterson is rocked!
Nozara drops back looking for a leg! Patterson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patterson manages to kick Nozara off! Nozara jumps back into Patterson's guard.
Patterson is still in real trouble! Can Nozara finish him?
Nozara stays in close to Patterson's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nozara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Patterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nozara stands up over Patterson, holding on to his feet. Nozara throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Patterson is out cold! Nozara lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Asahi Nozara!
A victorious Asahi Nozara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sabed Azbuhlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katuro Tisoaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tisoaka has chosen Festivo as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sabed Azbuhlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katuro Tisoaka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azbuhlev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tisoaka has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Azbuhlev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tisoaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azbuhlev, pushing him back against the ropes.
Azbuhlev misses with some punches.
Azbuhlev throws a punch but it's blocked by Tisoaka.
Tisoaka is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Azbuhlev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tisoaka is trying to break free.
Tisoaka breaks from the clinch.
Tisoaka has closed the distance and engaged Azbuhlev in a clinch.
Tisoaka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tisoaka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azbuhlev blocks it with crossed arms.
Tisoaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Azbuhlev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tisoaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azbuhlev looking to score a takedown here. Tisoaka is defending well but Azbuhlev drives through and ends up in Tisoaka's guard.
Tisoaka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tisoaka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tisoaka keeping moving, preventing Azbuhlev from controlling successfully.
Azbuhlev tries to free his leg and advance position but Tisoaka is retaining full guard.
Azbuhlev wants to stand but Tisoaka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tisoaka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Azbuhlev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tisoaka.
Tisoaka stops Azbuhlev from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Azbuhlev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tisoaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Azbuhlev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Azbuhlev wants to control but Tisoaka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tisoaka is working for a kimura but Azbuhlev is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, if Tisoaka is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tisoaka lands a nice short elbow.
Azbuhlev is looking to control Tisoaka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Azbuhlev avoid being mounted?
That's four 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.
Azbuhlev is looking for a sweep. Tisoaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Azbuhlev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tisoaka is working away from the top position though.
Tisoaka is taking a breather. Azbuhlev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tisoaka misses with a body kick.
Tisoaka misses with a straight left.
As Tisoaka looks to move away, Azbuhlev throws a big counter combo bu Tisoaka just gets out of the way.
Azbuhlev blocks a jab.
Azbuhlev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tisoaka defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azbuhlev darts in looking for a takedown but Tisoaka gets double underhooks and turns Azbuhlev into the ropes.
Tisoaka tries to clinch but Azbuhlev moves out of range.
Tisoaka clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katuro Tisoaka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tisoaka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Azbuhlev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tisoaka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tisoaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tisoaka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tisoaka wants to control the position but Azbuhlev says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tisoaka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Azbuhlev tries to pass to full mount but Tisoaka defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoaka is trying to get back to full guard.
Tisoaka wants to get back to his feet.
Azbuhlev trying to control the pace.
Tisoaka looking for submissions off his back.
Azbuhlev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tisoaka keeps working.
Tisoaka manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Azbuhlev keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka tries to stall but Azbuhlev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tisoaka tries to circle away but Azbuhlev has him pinned against the ropes.
Azbuhlev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azbuhlev misses with a punch on the inside.
Tisoaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tisoaka blocks an uppercut.
Azbuhlev missing with knees to the body.
Tisoaka taking a breather.
Azbuhlev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tisoaka trying to land knees to the body.
Tisoaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tisoaka scores with a one two! Azbuhlev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Sabed Azbuhlev has been cut.
Azbuhlev looks to score with a jab to the body but Tisoaka is just out of range.
Tisoaka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azbuhlev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Azbuhlev lands in his opponent's guard.
Tisoaka has Azbuhlev pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Azbuhlev holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Azbuhlev trying to stall but Tisoaka improves his position.
Azbuhlev is trying to pull guard but Tisoaka turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Tisoaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Azbuhlev throws a head punch that misses.
Azbuhlev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tisoaka up against the ropes.
Tisoaka blocking some punches.
Azbuhlev misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azbuhlev misses with some punches.
Tisoaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tisoaka can't break the clinch.
Tisoaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tisoaka clinches up with Azbuhlev and pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tisoaka manages to break the clinch.
Azbuhlev blocks a head kick by Tisoaka.
Tisoaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Azbuhlev. Azbuhlev gets slowly back to his feet.
Azbuhlev shoots for a double leg takedown but Tisoaka sprawls well. He's pushed Azbuhlev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sabed Azbuhlev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tisoaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Katuro Tisoaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tisoaka taking a breather.
Tisoaka tries to work over Azbuhlev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tisoaka scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azbuhlev looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katuro Tisoaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sabed Azbuhlev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Azbuhlev goes for a double leg but Tisoaka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Tisoaka continues to drive forward.
Azbuhlev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tisoaka to the ground. Azbuhlev is now in Tisoaka's guard.
Azbuhlev wants to stand but Tisoaka is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Tisoaka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tisoaka moves into full mount! Azbuhlev won't be happy about that!
Tisoaka jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Azbuhlev is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Azbuhlev and Tisoaka has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azbuhlev is not content to let Tisoaka control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoaka throwing strikes but Azbuhlev manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Azbuhlev wants to stand but Tisoaka has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Tisoaka is looking for a triangle but Azbuhlev pushes his legs off easily.
Tisoaka keeping moving, preventing Azbuhlev from controlling successfully.
Sabed Azbuhlev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tisoaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Tisoaka, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka trying to control the position.
Azbuhlev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tisoaka is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Azbuhlev dives into side control.
Tisoaka is looking to regain half guard here but Azbuhlev keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Tisoaka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tisoaka is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Azbuhlev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tisoaka wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tisoaka pushes Azbuhlev off looking to stand but Azbuhlev dives back in and keeps control.
Tisoaka is refusing to be controlled, as Azbuhlev sits in half guard.
Azbuhlev is thwarting Tisoaka's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tisoaka misses the shot to the body.
Azbuhlev tries to clinch up.
Tisoaka feints the counter takedown.
Azbuhlev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Katuro Tisoaka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tisoaka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Azbuhlev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sabed Azbuhlev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azbuhlev dives in and grabs Tisoaka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tisoaka pushes down on Azbuhlev's head and hops out.
Azbuhlev is looking to clinch.
Azbuhlev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tisoaka throws a right and a left that Azbuhlev avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Azbuhlev.
Katuro Tisoaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tisoaka lands with a cross.
Azbuhlev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tisoaka's waist but Tisoaka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Azbuhlev off to one side.
Tisoaka wants to counter the offense by Azbuhlev and move into the clinch position.
Tisoaka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azbuhlev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azbuhlev tries to keep at a distance but Tisoaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Azbuhlev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katuro Tisoaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tisoaka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katuro Tisoaka!
A victorious Katuro Tisoaka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mighk Tighson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tighson comes to the ring accompanied by Last Mothafucka' Breathin'. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mighk Tighson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Efrain Silva!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Tighson is looking to clinch.
Tighson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tighson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
As Tighson backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Tighson manages to avoid it all.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tighson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tighson is looking to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch.
Tighson throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tighson misses with an uppercut.
Tighson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tighson lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tighson closes the distance and clinches.
Silva avoiding damage as Tighson throws knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Tighson throws knees to the body.
Tighson keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tighson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Tighson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Tighson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tighson missing with knees to the body.
Tighson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tighson working aggressively here.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tighson trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tighson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tighson has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva prevents a body shot from Tighson.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Tighson has him pressed against the ropes.
Tighson has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tighson blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Tighson keeps him there for the moment.
Tighson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tighson missing with knees to the body.
Silva prevents a body shot from Tighson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tighson misses with a body punch.
Tighson misses with an elbow over the top.
Tighson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tighson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Tighson can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva tries to circle away but Tighson has him pinned against the ropes.
Tighson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tighson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Tighson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tighson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tighson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Tighson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tighson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Tighson.
Tighson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tighson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tighson misses with an elbow strike.
Tighson can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva is trying to break free.
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!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Tighson has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Tighson misses with the head strike.
Tighson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Tighson lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Tighson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tighson misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tighson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Tighson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Tighson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tighson.
Tighson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tighson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Tighson misses with a punch to the body.
Tighson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Tighson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tighson gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tighson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tighson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Tighson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tighson lands a body punch.
Mighk Tighson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tighson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tighson pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva prevents a body shot from Tighson.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tighson throws an elbow that misses.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tighson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Tighson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tighson missing with knees to the body.
Tighson missing with knees to the body.
Tighson misses with some punches.
Tighson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tighson throws an elbow but misses.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tighson has him pressed against the ropes.
Tighson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tighson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tighson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva blocks a body shot from Tighson.
A right hand to the body from Tighson.
Tighson tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Tighson back against the ropes.
Tighson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tighson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Tighson tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Tighson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Tighson improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tighson obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mighk Tighson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tighson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tighson tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands a left and a right that send Tighson crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tighson is rocked!
It looks like Mighk Tighson has been cut.
Tighson leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tighson is looking to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch.
Tighson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Tighson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tighson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Tighson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Tighson gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Tighson missing with knees to the body.
Tighson tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tighson can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Tighson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tighson.
Tighson scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Tighson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Tighson throws an elbow but it misses.
Tighson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Tighson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tighson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tighson lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Efrain Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tighson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tighson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Tighson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tighson misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Tighson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tighson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tighson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tighson scores a nice knee to the body.
Tighson misses with an elbow over the top.
Tighson misses with a punch to the body.
Tighson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Tighson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tighson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Tighson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tighson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tighson throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tighson misses with a knee to the head.
Tighson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Tighson is controlling the position.
Tighson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tighson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tighson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tighson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Tighson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silva blocks a body shot from Tighson.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Tighson blocking some punches.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mighk Tighson!
An out of breath Mighk Tighson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Blighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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240 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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220 lbs
4 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Stanislav!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Blighton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blighton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stanislav, pushing him back against the ropes.
Blighton wants a takedown.
Stanislav pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Stanislav.
Blighton tries to circle away but Stanislav has him pinned against the ropes.
Stanislav controlling the action here for a moment.
Stanislav's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blighton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanislav circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stanislav swats away the attempt to clinch by Blighton.
Stanislav throws a series of punches but Blighton avoids them all with ease.
Blighton is looking to clinch.
Stanislav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislav lands with a nice combination. Blighton backs away looking to recover.
Blighton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blighton tries to clinch up.
Blighton ducks under a wild hook from Stanislav.
Blighton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stanislav can pounce on him.
Stanislav forces Blighton back against the ropes and clinches.
Blighton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stanislav gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stanislav pushes Blighton back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Stanislav lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blighton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adam Stanislav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Blighton.
Blighton prevents a body shot from Stanislav.
Blighton tries to break free but Stanislav pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Stanislav.
A right hook to the body lands for Stanislav.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blighton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stanislav stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Blighton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stanislav is struggling to control the position.
Stanislav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stanislav comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blighton looks winded!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stanislav breaks the clinch.
Blighton shoots in but Stanislav avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Stanislav misses the target.
Blighton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanislav swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stanislav scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stanislav instigates a clinch.
Blighton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stanislav has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blighton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stanislav after a bit of a struggle.
Stanislav's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blighton is looking to clinch but Stanislav is avoiding it.
Adam Stanislav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanislav drops Blighton with a beautiful combination! Blighton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stanislav is looking for the KO!
Blighton is rocked!
Blighton shoots in but Stanislav avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stanislav drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Blighton's head, knocking him out cold! Stanislav is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Stanislav!
Adam Stanislav retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Wiley - Take That. Bellic has chosen GTA 4 Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jason Lee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 32 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Bellic.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bellic doesn't seem phased though.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellic.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Bellic off balance momentarily.
Bellic scores with a jab to the body.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bellic.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bellic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee jabs Bellic right on the nose. Bellic blinks but takes it well.
Bellic throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellic lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Bellic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bellic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like David Bellic has been cut.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Bellic off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Bellic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Bellic swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Bellic looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Bellic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bellic walks straight into a right hand from Lee - that's dropped him! Lee jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bellic from any more punishment! Bellic complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jason Lee!
Jason Lee retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jason Lee waved his t-shirt featuring xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the ring accompanied by Sick Puppies - You're Going Down. Khalidov has chosen Mamed - CoreMoon as his entrance music. Mamed Khalidov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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209 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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32
206 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a hook but Khalidov blocks it.
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alves looks for the body kick but Khalidov saw that one coming.
Khalidov shoots and misses
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khalidov dives in for a single leg takedown but Alves sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Ricardo Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Alves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khalidov's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves punishes Khalidov's body with a nice straight punch.
Alves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khalidov defending well though.
Khalidov manages to get to full guard.
Khalidov is trying to keep Alves in close.
Khalidov is looking to cinch up a triangle. Alves throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Khalidov's body to avoid the submission. Khalidov has instead reached around Alves's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Khalidov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mamed Khalidov!
In his post fight interview, Mamed Khalidov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Hellbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellbane comes to the ring accompanied by Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden theme. Hoover has chosen Godsmack - I Stand Alone as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dominic Hoover enters the ring!
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170 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
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170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Hellbane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Hoover!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover looks to throw the jab but Hellbane is out of range.
Hoover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hellbane.
Hellbane misses the shot to the body.
Hoover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hellbane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Hoover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoover keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hellbane was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoover.
Hellbane closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoover is trying to stand back up but Hellbane is controlling him
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.
Hoover is refusing to be controlled, as Hellbane sits in half guard.
Hoover is trying to stand back up but Hellbane is controlling him
Hoover is not content to let Hellbane control the position.
Hoover wants to get back to his feet.
Hoover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hellbane there.
Hellbane sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hoover is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hellbane scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hellbane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoover knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hellbane stops Hoover from getting back to his feet.
Hellbane frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Hellbane connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hellbane 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.
Hoover is bucking up trying to escape but Hellbane cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hellbane wants to control the pace but Hoover is squirming around nicely.
Hellbane won't let Hoover get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hellbane looking to control but Hoover is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hellbane punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hellbane is landing with some decent strikes but Hoover is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoover wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hellbane cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hellbane scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hoover?
Hoover is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hoover takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hellbane's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ultimate Hellbane!
Ultimate Hellbane retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Ultimate Hellbane took to the microphone: 'Ya gotta know when to pick yer fights!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benício Nazário (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bravo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Damian Marley - Confrontation. Nazário has chosen Counting Stars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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200 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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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
28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benício Nazário!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo darts in looking for a takedown but Nazário gets double underhooks and turns Bravo into the ropes.
Bravo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nazário is trying to defend but Bravo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bravo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Bravo is working for a submission of some sort.
Bravo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo is trying to work for a kimura but Nazário is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazário wants to get back to full guard.
Bravo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nazário keeps working.
Bravo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nazário defends it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bravo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control 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.
Nazário is staying active underneath Bravo , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bravo trying to pass the guard but Nazário defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nazário preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bravo shoots for a takedown but Nazário saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazário.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bravo is defended easily by Nazário.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo closes the distance and pushes Nazário back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazário is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bravo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nazário is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bravo to the mat. Bravo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nazário wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Nazário looking to pass the guard.
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nazário gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nazário tries to free his leg and advance position but Bravo is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazário makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bravo looking to control.
Bravo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nazário drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bravo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nazário has Bravo in his guard.
Nazário can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bravo controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Rodinerio Bravo 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.
Bravo misses with an uppercut.
Nazário swats away the attempt to clinch by Bravo .
Bravo is looking to clinch but Nazário is avoiding it.
Nazário looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bravo actively working from the bottom here.
Nazário passes to full mount!
Nazário breaks from Bravo 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo tries to improve his position but instead Nazário has taken his back!
Bravo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nazário's arms.
Bravo just trying to survive but Nazário is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo tries to roll but Nazário sticks to his back.
Bravo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bravo is looking to improve his position but Nazário isn't that keen on the idea.
Bravo is working hard here to advance position.
Nazário trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bravo is trying to reverse the position but instead Nazário has taken his back - oops!
Nazário has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Nazário is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Bravo taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Nazário.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benício Nazário!
Benício Nazário 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.
Joey Rodinerio Bravo spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sure he applied WD-40 to his body, so i couldn't get a hold of him!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sola Romaneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Symptom of The Universe (1975) . Romaneiro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Guns of Brixton - The Clash kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sola Romaneiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sola Romaneiro!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romaneiro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nascimento's guard.
Romaneiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Nascimento is retaining full guard.
Romaneiro stopping the sweep attempt from Nascimento.
Nascimento will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Romaneiro from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Romaneiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Nascimento has wrist control.
Romaneiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nascimento is keeping the position for now.
Romaneiro looking to sit in guard and control but Nascimento gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romaneiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Romaneiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nascimento looking to pass the guard.
Romaneiro told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romaneiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nascimento doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nascimento manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Romaneiro isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nascimento stacks Romaneiro 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 Nascimento!
Romaneiro is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nascimento content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Romaneiro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Romaneiro tries to get to full guard but Nascimento has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romaneiro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Romaneiro is trying to maintain the position but Nascimento is very close to passing his half guard.
Nascimento moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Romaneiro.
Romaneiro is looking for a sweep.
Nascimento staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Romaneiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nascimento wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Romaneiro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nascimento off and has taken his back!
Romaneiro controlling well, preventing Nascimento from escaping the position.
Romaneiro is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nascimento is defending well though. Romaneiro let's go of the attempt for now.
Romaneiro punches the canvas rather than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romaneiro working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sola Romaneiro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nascimento misses with a wild body shot.
Nascimento throws the kick towards the body but Romaneiro avoids it.
Romaneiro is looking to clinch but Nascimento is avoiding it.
Romaneiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nascimento takes a swing at Romaneiro's ribcage but misses.
Romaneiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Romaneiro backs away, Nascimento returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nascimento misses with a body kick.
Nascimento looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nascimento takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romaneiro shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nascimento stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romaneiro.
Nascimento tries to clinch up but Romaneiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Romaneiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Romaneiro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nascimento to the mat! Nascimento manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento is controlling Romaneiro's posture.
Romaneiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romaneiro trying to control but Nascimento is working from the bottom.
Nascimento wants to sweep but no luck.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Romaneiro from controlling successfully.
Romaneiro wants to pass the guard but Nascimento is keeping the position.
Romaneiro trying to control but Nascimento is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romaneiro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Romaneiro tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
Romaneiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nascimento scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nascimento looks to land a left hand but Romaneiro moved out of range nicely.
Romaneiro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nascimento defends well and Romaneiro ends up having to push Nascimento into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romaneiro throws out the jab.
Romaneiro throws a low kick but Nascimento avoids it.
Romaneiro throws a leg kick
and Nascimento counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nascimento swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romaneiro.
Nascimento is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romaneiro moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
Romaneiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Nascimento lands with an overhand left.
Romaneiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nascimento pinned against the ropes. Nascimento gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cristiano Nascimento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sola Romaneiro.
Nascimento misses with a two punch combination.
Nascimento missing with a left hand there. Romaneiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romaneiro with the counter takedown but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Romaneiro throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento tried to counter with a leg kick but Romaneiro avoided it.
Romaneiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nascimento connects with a jab.
Nascimento throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Romaneiro stumbling backwards into the ropes! Romaneiro bounces back off the ropes towards Nascimento, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Nascimento lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Nascimento celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cristiano Nascimento!
Cristiano Nascimento decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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