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BRFC 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rigel Arsscott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Da Silva (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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227 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rigel Arsscott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Arsscott quickly recovers to half guard.
Arsscott manages to get to full guard.
Arsscott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Da Silva is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Da Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arsscott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Arsscott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva postures up in Arsscott's guard and throws a big left but Arsscott blocks it.
Arsscott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Da Silva prevents Arsscott from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva trying to control but Arsscott is working from the bottom.
Da Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Arsscott wants to stand and escape but Da Silva is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva throwing strikes from guard but Arsscott blocks nicely.
Arsscott is looking to stand up but Da Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Da Silva shoots in and bounces Arsscott off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Da Silva won't allow Arsscott to get back to his feet.
Da Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arsscott is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Da Silva is controlling him well.
Da Silva tries to advance to mount but Arsscott denies him.
Da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arsscott keeps working.
Arsscott is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Da Silva working the ground and pound.
Arsscott is not content to let Da Silva control the position.
Da Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Da Silva wants to control but Arsscott is keeping him busy.
Arsscott throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Da Silva.
Some wild striking there from Da Silva.
Arsscott walks forward, straight into a front kick from Da Silva.
Arsscott throws a shot from downtown. Da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Da Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Arsscott has a takedown stuffed.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Arsscott.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arsscott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Da Silva - the referee stops the clock and Arsscott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Da Silva. Arsscott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Arsscott is breathing heavily.
Arsscott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Da Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Arsscott being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Da Silva!
Da Silva throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Arsscott colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Da Silva as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Arsscott is left battered and dazed whilst Da Silva and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Da Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Hercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lalli Venemies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lalli Venemies enters the ring!
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Hercules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lalli Venemies!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venemies lands a really nice looking cross but Hercules seems unphased.
Hercules shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Venemies pinned against the ropes. Venemies gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hercules tries to clinch but Venemies is having none of it.
Hercules has been working on his balance at Valhöll GYM, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Venemies.
Venemies misses with a wild body shot.
Hercules lands a nice shot to the body.
Hercules throws a one two combo.
Hercules throws a combination that misses
and Venemies counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hercules!
Hercules gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venemies has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Venemies is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hercules is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hercules is working hard here to advance position.
Venemies moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hercules has worked his arm free - good work by Hercules!
Hercules is trying to improve his 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.
Venemies tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hercules's legs.
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.
Hercules is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hercules is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Venemies's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Venemies is looking to take a break and control but Hercules is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hercules gets full guard.
Hercules trying to control the position.
Hercules bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Venemies's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hercules wants to control from the top but Venemies keeps moving.
Hercules looking to pass the guard.
Venemies bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hercules's guard.
Venemies avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Venemies postures up.
Hercules is really struggling to control Venemies but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Venemies preventing the sweep.
Venemies trying to control but Hercules is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venemies tries to free his leg and advance position but Hercules is retaining full guard.
Venemies preventing the sweep.
Venemies trying to control the position from guard on top but Hercules is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hercules is on top in guard.
Venemies is looking for a triangle but Hercules pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Venemies is controlling Hercules's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Venemies is on top in guard.
Hercules can't keep his opponent in guard - Venemies advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lalli Venemies dominated that round.
That's time! Hercules's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hercules takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hercules lands with a good body shot.
Hercules connects with a good right hand that stumbles Venemies. Venemies circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Venemies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hercules.
Hercules has managed to clinch.
Hercules lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hercules changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Venemies fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big left from Hercules misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Venemies! But no joy.
Hercules throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Venemies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Venemies throws a jab but it's blocked by Hercules.
Roman Hercules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hercules lands with an uppercut that bounces Venemies off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venemies slips a jab from Hercules.
Sloppy strikes from Hercules. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Venemies on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hercules cracks Venemies with a good jab.
Hercules misses with a straight left.
Hercules misses with a two punch combination.
Venemies drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hercules defends it well.
Venemies misses the shot to the body.
Hercules misses with a looping left.
Venemies just misses with a punch to the body.
Venemies connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hercules. Hercules circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hercules looks to land a right hand but Venemies moved out of range.
Hercules is looking to clinch.
Hercules slips a jab from Venemies.
It looked like Hercules wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hercules feints a jab promting Venemies to slip. Hercules then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Venemies slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hercules dives in for a single leg takedown but Venemies sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hercules. Venemies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hercules ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hercules tries to close the distance and clinch but Venemies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roman Hercules is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hercules sizes up Venemies with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Venemies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hercules just misses with a punch to the body.
Hercules misses the body punch
and Venemies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hercules tries for a takedown but Venemies circles away easily
enabling Venemies to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Hercules. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venemies scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Venemies wants to pass to mount but Hercules is defending the position.
Lalli Venemies has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venemies wants to take a breather but Hercules is having none of it.
Hercules wants to improve his position but Venemies is controlling well.
Hercules wants to control but Venemies is keeping busy.
Well, if Venemies 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.
Venemies is looking to advance position but Hercules won't allow it.
Venemies perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hercules tries to roll over but Venemies keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Venemies tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hercules knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hercules is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Venemies pulls his head out easily.
Venemies works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hercules manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hercules moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hercules looking for a guillotine here but Venemies defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Hercules dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Venemies throws out a loose jab but Hercules uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Hercules misses.
Venemies throws a hook but Hercules blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Hercules misses its target.
Venemies looks to score with a jab to the body but Hercules is just out of range.
Hercules is looking to counter punch.
Hercules is looking to clinch but Venemies is avoiding it.
Hercules swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Venemies lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hercules doesn't seem phased though.
Hercules wants to clinch up but Venemies keeps it at a distance.
Venemies uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hercules throws a looping overhand right but Venemies ducks down to avoid it.
Hercules looks to clinch
and Venemies counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hercules won't be happy with that.
Hercules is looking for a sweep.
Venemies swings around for an armbar but Hercules sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Venemies's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venemies 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.
Hercules trying to control but Venemies is working from the bottom.
Hercules stands up over Venemies, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hercules postures up in Venemies's guard and throws a big left but Venemies blocks it.
Venemies wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hercules postures up in Venemies's guard and throws a big left but Venemies blocks it.
Venemies keeping moving, preventing Hercules from controlling successfully.
Venemies 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Venemies has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hercules should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Venemies has tightened it up now! Hercules should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lalli Venemies!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr WeBL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kemo Nozume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WeBL comes to the ring accompanied by Blood. Nozume has chosen Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic Calling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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245 lbs
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285 lbs
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Great elbows
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr WeBL!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kemo Nozume!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nozume shoots for a takedown but WeBL saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nozume throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around WeBL's waist but WeBL gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nozume off to one side.
Nozume gets tackled into the ropes by WeBL. WeBL maintains the clinch.
Nozume looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
WeBL lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from WeBL.
Nozume being controlled against the ropes.
WeBL struggles to land a body shot inside as Nozume controls his hands.
WeBL lands an elbow that stopped Nozume in his tracks for a moment.
Nozume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
WeBL lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WeBL lands with a right to the head.
WeBL pushes Nozume back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nozume.
WeBL scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WeBL lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozume takes an elbow to the temple.
WeBL tries to work over Nozume's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
WeBL creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nozume's defenses.
WeBL lands a nice elbow.
Nozume is rocked!
Nozume looking to slow down the pace here.
WeBL is stalling here.
WeBL lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nozume is still on wobbly legs! Can WeBL finish him?
WeBL throws a big uppercut that drops Nozume! More strikes from WeBL and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nozume lies dazed against the ropes as WeBL celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr WeBL!
Post fight, an emotional Mr WeBL said 'The true joy is knowing that when my pathetic opponent goes home to his family, his children will scream in horror at the sight of their father's disfigured face...'.
In defeat, Kemo Nozume stepped up to the mic, saying 'Auvers blue?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takamura Ippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ippo comes to the ring accompanied by Enforcer - Destroyer. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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161 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takamura Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peacock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ippo's head backwards.
Ippo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peacock lands a big head kick that sends Ippo tumbling to the mat! Peacock takes a step backwards and waves Ippo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ippo is rocked!
Ippo drops his hands momentarily and Peacock needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Ippo just on the top of the head. Ippo drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Ippo - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Drew Peacock!
A relieved looking Drew Peacock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurobi Kanji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritchie Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurobi Kanji!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanji walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
Stone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Kurobi Kanji has been cut.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
Stone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kanji bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stone is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Ultimate MMA Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kanji presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kanji throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Stone has his hands clasped together but Kanji breaks the hold and Stone is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Kanji!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kurobi Kanji!
A very excited looking Kurobi Kanji made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorry Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazuran Riku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorry Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazuran Riku!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton throws a head kick that misses.
Riku is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benton with a body shot.
Riku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Riku did well to prevent Benton getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Riku wants to control but Benton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Benton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benton lands a nice short elbow.
Riku has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benton is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Benton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Riku!
Benton working Riku over with strikes here.
Riku tries to hold on but Benton pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Benton lands a heavy elbow.
Riku wants to hold on but Benton pushes him away.
Benton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Benton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Benton landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku tries to hold on but Benton postures up.
Riku is looking to get to half guard.
Riku wants to control but Benton is having none of it.
Riku sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Riku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riku is trying to maintain the position but Benton is very close to passing his half guard.
Benton wants to control but Riku is keeping him busy.
Riku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riku keeping control of the position.
Benton drops an elbow to the side of Riku's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benton is working away from the top position though.
Benton drops an elbow to the side of Riku's head.
Riku 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.
Benton is controlling the pace.
Riku is looking to control Benton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riku avoid being mounted?
Benton trying to control the action but Riku is working from the bottom.
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.
Riku is positioning himself well to prevent Benton advancing to mount.
Benton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riku defending well though.
Riku is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benton is thwarting Riku's attempts to control the position.
Riku is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Benton there.
Riku is trying to control but can't.
Riku taking some punishment here, with Benton in his half guard.
Benton moves nicely into side control.
Benton lands an elbow.
Benton working away.
Benton scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Riku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riku is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Benton trying to control the action but Riku is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Benton'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.
Riku struggling a bit here.
Benton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Benton is chipping away with strikes.
Riku can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Benton working away.
Benton working the ground and pound from side control.
Benton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Riku is avoiding damage well.
Riku can't do much from the bottom here.
Benton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Riku to see if he's OK.
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!
Benton trying to control the action but Riku is working from the bottom.
Benton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Riku taking punishment in the form of punches.
Benton is looking to take a break and control but Riku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Riku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Benton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Benton lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorry Benton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riku but Riku pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riku scores with a hook to the body. Benton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riku's waist but Riku gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benton off to one side.
Benton shoots in and bounces Riku off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Riku is trying to control the position but Benton postures up.
Benton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton throwing strikes from guard but Riku blocks nicely.
Benton trying to control but Riku is working from the bottom.
Riku is trying to keep Benton in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benton.
Benton working some strikes from top position.
Riku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Benton with a nice head shot there.
Benton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benton connects with a couple of short punches.
Benton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riku can do to turn this around?
Benton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riku is keeping the position for now.
Riku lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Benton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Riku wants to stand but Benton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riku's guard.
Benton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Benton working some strikes from top position.
Benton looking to pass the guard.
Benton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Benton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riku looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Benton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riku keeping full guard, as Benton tries to pass.
Benton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton is working Riku over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riku working a defensive guard here.
Benton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benton trying to control but Riku is working from the bottom.
Benton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Riku trying to control the position.
Benton works over Riku with some ground and pound from guard.
Riku managing to control the position.
Benton distracts Riku with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Benton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Benton wants to control from the top but Riku keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton scoring with some ground and pound.
Riku controls Benton momentarily but Benton frees himself.
Benton throws a big elbow that misses.
Jorry Benton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riku controlling Benton's posture.
Benton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Benton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riku is keeping the position for now.
Riku wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Benton wants to pass the guard but Riku is keeping the position.
Benton postures up in Riku's guard and throws a big left but Riku blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benton passes Riku's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Riku is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Benton slows the pace down in half guard.
Benton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorry Benton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Benton shoots in looking for a takedown. Riku tries to sprawl out of it but Benton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Riku manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good shot there by Riku.
Riku stuffs the takedown.
Benton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Riku finds it's way round the side to connect with Benton's head.
It looks like Jorry Benton has been cut.
Riku throws a jab when Benton was well out of range.
Riku scores with a shot to the body.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorry Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riku lands with a good body shot.
Riku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riku throws a combination. Benton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benton is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton shoots in and drives through. Riku sprawls well.
Oh Benton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Benton seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riku wants to control but Benton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Riku is refusing to be controlled, as Benton sits in half guard.
Benton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Benton slips a nice elbow through Riku's hands, connecting with Riku's forehead.
Benton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Riku won't allow Benton to pass to mount.
Benton drops an elbow to the side of Riku's head.
Riku is holding on to half guard well.
Riku is trying to maintain the position but Benton is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Benton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nice strikes from Benton there.
Benton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benton slips a nice elbow through Riku's hands, connecting with Riku's forehead.
Riku wants to control but Benton is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benton lands a nice short elbow.
Riku is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Benton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Benton's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton tries to break free.
Benton prevents Riku from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Benton right now.
I really don't envy Benton right now.
Riku doesn't have the hooks in and Benton manages to turn into his guard.
Riku controls Benton momentarily but Benton frees himself.
Benton throws a big elbow that misses.
Benton postures up.
Benton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Riku is trying to control the position but Benton postures up.
Benton landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton trying to control but Riku is working from the bottom.
Benton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Benton chips away with some ground and pound.
Benton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riku keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.
Riku escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lazuran Riku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benton scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lazuran Riku.
I think Benton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jorry Benton!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jorry Benton!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jorry Benton!
Jorry Benton wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Blanket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Dever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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20
163 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Blanket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dever!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanket gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dever moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dever connects with a jab.
Blanket is rocked!
Dever fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanket manages to avoid it.
A combination from Dever does no damage.
Dever moves into the clinch successfully.
Dever manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dever!
Dever connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blanket momentarily.
Oh Blanket is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dever misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanket tries to counter with a takedown but Dever is quick to defend against it.
Blanket tries for a takedown but Dever sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dever swings for the body but Blanket moves out of range.
Blanket seems to have got his legs back now.
Dever lands a left and a right that send Blanket crashing to the mat, dazed. Dever thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dever slaps away a takedown attempt from Blanket, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dever moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dever breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blanket doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dever counters with a big right hand! Oh Blanket is in trouble here! Dever follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Dever!
In his post fight interview, Joe Dever 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Reus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommie Devito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Darren Reus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 Los Angeles, Darren Reus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommie Devito!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devito darts in looking for a takedown but Reus gets double underhooks and turns Devito into the ropes.
Devito takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Devito throws a body shot but no joy.
Reus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Reus's head coaches at World Combat Sports Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Devito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reus but Reus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Devito looks for a takedown but Reus sprawls well.
Darren Reus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommie Devito.
Devito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reus.
Devito looks for a takedown but Reus sprawls well.
Devito darts in looking for a takedown but Reus gets double underhooks and turns Devito into the ropes.
Devito shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reus sprawls well. Reus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Devito gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Reus.
Devito changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Devito.
Reus lands a high kick!
Reus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tommie Devito has been cut.
A nice combination there by Reus.
Devito fails with a takedown attempt.
Reus knocks Devito to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Devito is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reus misses with the ground and pound.
Devito sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Reus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Devito wants to get back to his feet.
Reus thows a huge punch but Devito dodges it nicely.
Reus looks to land a strike but Devito avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reus throwing strikes from guard but Devito blocks nicely.
Devito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Devito pushes Reus off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Devito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Devito closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reus's guard.
Reus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Devito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reus keeping moving, preventing Devito from controlling successfully.
Reus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Devito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devito slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Devito lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's 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.
Devito thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Devito lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reus keeping moving, preventing Devito from controlling successfully.
Reus wants to get back to his feet but Devito is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Devito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reus as he avoids it easily.
Devito will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reus lands with a nice combination. Devito backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devito.
Devito shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Devito was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Devito grinds an elbow into Reus's temple.
Devito passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Reus!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devito working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reus is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Devito.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Devito cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Devito working his ground and pound in the gym.
Devito throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Reus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommie Devito's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reus throws a head kick but Devito moves out of range.
Reus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Devito can do to turn this around?
Devito takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reus lands with a slapping head kick.
Reus throws a sloppy head kick and Devito moves out of range easily.
Darren Reus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Devito shoots for a takedown but Reus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Devito shoots in looking for a takedown. Reus tries to sprawl out of it but Devito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Reus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Darren Reus is winning the standup battle so far.
Reus throws a head kick that Devito semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reus throws a head kick that Devito semi-blocks.
A jab from Reus finds it's way through Devito's defenses.
Devito shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Devito showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devito lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devito sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reus defending well though.
Devito is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Devito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Devito is keen to just control but Reus is a slippery customer.
Devito thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reus's head.
Nice strikes from Devito there.
Tommie Devito has got the better of the ground game so far.
Devito is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Devito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reus won't allow Devito to pass to mount.
Devito thows a huge punch but Reus dodges it nicely.
Devito throwing shots but Reus is blocking nicely.
Devito is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Reus reverses the position - he's now on top in Devito's guard.
Devito lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Reus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reus tries to get out of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Devito's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Devito showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Devito with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devito sitting in guard here, content to control.
Devito is looking to work some ground and pound but Reus has wrist control.
Devito trying to control the position from guard on top but Reus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Devito makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Devito missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Devito is looking to work some ground and pound but Reus has wrist control.
Devito with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Devito trying to control but Reus is working from the bottom.
Devito is looking to work some ground and pound but Reus has wrist control.
Devito is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Devito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Devito throws a sloppy head kick and Reus moves out of range easily.
Devito shoots in and drives through. Reus sprawls well.
Darren Reus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommie Devito.
Devito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reus throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Devito changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reus tries to avoid it but Devito manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reus to the ground. Reus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Devito is breathing heavily.
Reus lands a high kick!
Reus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Reus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommie Devito's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Reus throws a head kick but Devito moves out of range.
Reus lands a head kick. Devito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Devito has a takedown stuffed.
Devito misses with a body punch
and Reus counters with a two punch combo.
Devito shoots in and drives through. Reus sprawls well.
Reus throws a head kick but Devito moves out of range.
Reus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Devito tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reus swivels and escapes.
Darren Reus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommie Devito.
A good leg kick by Reus.
Devito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reus duly obliges.
Devito dodges the punch combination from Reus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reus misses with a head kick.
Devito tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Devito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Devito looks for a takedown but Reus sprawls well.
Reus keeps Devito at a distance using the push kick.
Reus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Devito doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reus lands with a kick to the temple. Devito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Devito walks into a straight right hand from Reus.
Reus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devito goes for a double leg but Reus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Reus continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devito dives in for a single leg takedown but Reus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reus.
Devito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reus.
Reus lands a jab to the nose.
Reus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reus wants it to stay on the feet.
Reus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Reus.
Reus stuffs the takedown attempt from Devito. Devito gets slowly back to his feet.
Reus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Devito's head.
Reus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devito tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reus defends well and Devito ends up having to push Reus into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Devito has a takedown stuffed.
Reus throws a one two combo.
Reus fails to land with a series of punches.
Reus tries a head kick but it misses.
Devito looks to land a right hand but Reus moved out of range.
Reus lands with a slapping head kick.
Reus lands a front kick.
Reus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Devito misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tommie Devito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Devito.
Devito looks to land a right hand but Reus moved out of range.
Devito throws a head kick but Reus moves out of range.
Devito avoids the head kick by Reus.
Darren Reus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reus scores with a three punch combo!
Reus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reus throws a head kick but Devito moves out of range.
Reus throws a head kick that Devito semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devito throws a series of punches but Reus avoids them all with ease.
Reus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Devito.
Devito takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Reus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reus, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Darren Reus!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Darren Reus!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Darren Reus!
Darren Reus wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Darren Reus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between EM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Keene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, EM Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Keene!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Punk or perhaps it was just good defense by Keene, which made it look bad.
Keene catches Punk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keene scores with a jab. Punk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keene connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Punk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Keene's guard.
Punk is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Keene is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Keene has escaped and now he's on top!
Punk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Keene stopping the sweep attempt from Punk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Keene has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Keene stopping the sweep attempt from Punk.
Punk is working hard here to advance position.
Punk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Keene is aware though and is defending well.
Keene preventing the sweep.
Punk has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Punk is looking to cinch up a triangle. Keene throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Punk's body to avoid the submission. Punk has instead reached around Keene's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Punk arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). EM Punk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deez Nutzzzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian E Ronin (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deez Nutzzzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian E Ronin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutzzzz walks into a left hand.
Nutzzzz looks to score with a jab to the body but E Ronin is just out of range.
Nutzzzz punishes E Ronin's body with a nice straight punch.
Nutzzzz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from E Ronin.
Nutzzzz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Nutzzzz backs off E Ronin throws a huge counter combo but Nutzzzz manages to avoid it all.
E Ronin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nutzzzz. E Ronin does a little dance to reset his feet.
E Ronin takes a swing at Nutzzzz's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Nutzzzz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nutzzzz.
It looks like Sebastian E Ronin has been cut.
Nutzzzz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but E Ronin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nutzzzz.
E Ronin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
E Ronin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nutzzzz feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends E Ronin sprawling to the canvas! E Ronin rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nutzzzz finish him?!
E Ronin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nutzzzz swings widly with a right hand
and E Ronin counters by moving into the clinch.
E Ronin is still on wobbly legs! Can Nutzzzz finish him?
Nutzzzz prevents the takedown attempt.
E Ronin seems to have recovered his senses.
Nutzzzz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
E Ronin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nutzzzz lands a big right hand that sends E Ronin crashing to the mat! Nutzzzz stays standing though and waves E Ronin back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzzzz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nutzzzz missing with a left hand there. E Ronin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
E Ronin lands with a nice combination. Nutzzzz backs away looking to recover.
Nutzzzz throws a sloppy body shot
and E Ronin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
E Ronin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nutzzzz sends E Ronin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nutzzzz is motioning to the referee to let E Ronin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That has opened up Sebastian E Ronin's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nutzzzz misses with a hook
and E Ronin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nutzzzz cracks E Ronin with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deez Nutzzzz!
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