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Destiny 135: Jitsu vs. Blaze PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inigo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Guerra's choice of entrance music: The Beast - Tech N9ne. Inigo Guerra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jan Pope's chin.
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Inigo Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guerra circles away quickly and effectively.
Inigo Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Guerra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerra throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Guerra thuds a left hand into Pope's body.
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
Guerra slips under a jab.
Pope has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
A leg kick checked by Guerra.
A little jabbing left from Guerra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pope throws a leg kick but Guerra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Guerra scores with a jab to the body.
Guerra misses with a double jab
and Pope counters with a nice body kick.
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pope.
Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerra.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Guerra throws a poor cross that misses
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra misses with an uppercut.
Guerra misses with a low kick as Pope jumps back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pope. Guerra shrugs it off though.
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pope misses the jab.
Guerra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pope misses the jab.
Pope throws a low kick but Guerra moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Guerra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guerra dodges the punch combination from Pope.
Guerra scores with a jab.
Guerra moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Guerra misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Guerra misses the target.
Guerra throws a low kick, looking for Pope's leg but Pope calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Pope.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerra throws a body shot but no joy.
Pope throws a big counter combination but Guerra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pope connects with a jab.
Guerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Guerra lands a jab.
Guerra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerra throws out a counter right but Pope avoids it with no problem.
Guerra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guerra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pope scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guerra tests Pope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Pope is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pope working aggressively here.
Guerra displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pope up against the cage.
Guerra pushes Pope back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope blocks a body shot from Guerra.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Pope misses with some punches.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guerra stalling the fight.
Guerra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope's corner calls for a 1-2. Pope obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guerra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pope scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guerra in his tracks.
Guerra catches Pope with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pope keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerra.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guerra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guerra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
Some wild striking there from Guerra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra misses with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Guerra.
A punch combination from Guerra misses.
Guerra lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Pope misses.
Guerra looks to land a left hand but Pope moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Pope. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pope.
Guerra lands with a good body shot.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Guerra.
Guerra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Pope - just one landing.
Pope takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pope is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Guerra throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerra throws a body punch but Pope moves out of range.
A jab from Guerra misses.
Guerra misses with a wild body shot.
Pope lands with an uppercut that bounces Guerra off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Guerra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guerra misses with a shot to the body
and Pope counters with a nice low kick that buckles Guerra's knee momentarily.
Pope's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guerra under the eye.
Guerra thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
Guerra blocks the body kick.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerra scores with a hook to the body. Pope takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pope gets tackled into the cage by Guerra. Guerra maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Guerra - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guerra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Guerra staying out of range there.
Guerra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guerra.
Pope looks to land a right hand but Guerra moved out of range.
Pope blocks a head kick by Guerra.
Guerra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Pope takes one to the chin there.
Pope shoots in for a takedown but Guerra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pope.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inigo Guerra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pope avoids the body shot from Guerra.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Guerra is out of range.
Guerra digs a good body shot into Pope's ribs.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerra misses with a few strikes there.
Guerra ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Pope closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guerra circles away.
Pope takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guerra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pope on the side of the head.
Pope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guerra looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range.
Guerra looks to land a left hand but Pope moved out of range nicely.
Guerra thuds his right hand into Pope's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guerra feints and then cracks Pope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pope down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Guerra is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guerra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pope.
Guerra on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Guerra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Guerra.
Pope throws a series of punches but Guerra moves out of range.
Pope fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guerra checks it well.
Guerra lands a jab.
Pope feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guerra's calf.
Guerra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pope takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guerra shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pope eats them both and turns towards Guerra to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Guerra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guerra stuns Pope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Guerra - just one landing.
Pope is rocked!
Guerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oh Pope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
Guerra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pope seems to have got his legs back now.
Guerra connects with a single shot there.
Guerra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guerra.
Pope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Guerra works Pope's body with a nice hook.
Guerra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guerra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guerra looks to throw a body kick
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
Guerra throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra stuns Pope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guerra throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pope.
Guerra throws a lazy right hand but Pope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guerra tries to land a front kick but Pope steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guerra, right into the meat.
Guerra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pope getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guerra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Guerra throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Guerra throws a sloppy body shot
and Pope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jan Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Guerra
and Pope moves into the clinch.
Pope trying to control the position but instead, Guerra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pope into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Guerra tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Guerra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Guerra thuds a left hand into Pope's body.
Guerra cracks Pope with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guerra scores with a hook.
Guerra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pope rather than just go for the knockout.
Guerra throws a body shot but no joy.
Guerra throws a hook to the side of Pope's head but Pope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guerra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some bone on bone action there as Pope checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerra staying out of range there.
Guerra takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Guerra moves into the clinch successfully.
Guerra misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope gets through Guerra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guerra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope misses with some punches.
Guerra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra tries to throw a body punch but Pope avoids it by throwing Guerra back against the cage.
Pope drops down looking for an ankle pick but Guerra pulls his leg out and moves away.
Guerra throws a leg kick
and Pope finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Guerra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pope's head backwards.
Guerra throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Guerra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pope throws a hook but Guerra avoids it easily.
Guerra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
Guerra ducks right into an uppercut from Pope.
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guerra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pope.
Guerra scores with a jab to the body.
Guerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Guerra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pope under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope connects with a right hand. Guerra shakes it off.
Guerra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guerra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guerra.
Pope scores with a leg kick.
Guerra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guerra cracks Pope with an open hand slap.
Guerra throws a head kick that half lands.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Guerra lands a right hook to the body.
Guerra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guerra lands a body shot.
Guerra lands a leg kick that knocks Pope off balance momentarily.
Guerra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pope takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra tries to land a body kick
and Pope counters with a one-two to the body.
Guerra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pope avoids the body shot from Guerra.
Guerra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guerra shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pope eats them both and turns towards Guerra to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Guerra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pope looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guerra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guerra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guerra thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerra misses with a wild body shot.
Pope is looking to counter punch.
Guerra throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Guerra throws a lazy uppercut
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pope darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guerra misses with a hook
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
Guerra scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a leg kick but Guerra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Guerra lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Pope.
Guerra tries a low kick but Pope avoids it.
Guerra cracks a nice hook into Pope's ribs.
Guerra swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Guerra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Guerra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Guerra.
Guerra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pope to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerra misses with a low kick.
Pope is looking to clinch but Guerra is avoiding it.
Jan Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guerra looks to land a right hand but Pope moved out of range.
Guerra moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Inigo Guerra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guerra 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inigo Guerra!
An out of breath Inigo Guerra 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Engelbreckt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Engelbreckt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engelbreckt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Engelbreckt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Engelbreckt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Engelbreckt lands in his opponent's guard.
Duddy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Engelbreckt stops Duddy from standing up.
Duddy is trying to keep Engelbreckt in close.
Engelbreckt controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Engelbreckt landing some decent shots from guard.
Duddy is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engelbreckt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duddy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Engelbreckt throws a body punch but Duddy moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Duddy. Those never looked like landing.
Duddy misses with a wild body shot.
Duddy scores with a leg kick.
Duddy misses with a straight right.
Engelbreckt is looking for a counter combo.
Engelbreckt blocks the body kick.
A nice combination there by Duddy.
Duddy tried to score with a low kick but Engelbreckt checks it.
Duddy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Engelbreckt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
A swing and a miss from Duddy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt takes the fight into the clinch.
Engelbreckt slowing the pace effectively.
Engelbreckt pushes Duddy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duddy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duddy lands an elbow that stopped Engelbreckt in his tracks for a moment.
Engelbreckt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duddy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duddy being controlled against the cage.
Engelbreckt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Duddy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Engelbreckt.
Duddy throws a series of strikes that have Engelbreckt backpedaling.
Engelbreckt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duddy moves away.
Engelbreckt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duddy.
Engelbreckt forces Duddy back against the cage and clinches.
Duddy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duddy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt ducks under a wild hook from Duddy.
Engelbreckt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duddy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duddy misses with a straight left.
Alexander Engelbreckt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Engelbreckt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Engelbreckt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duddy breaks the clinch.
Engelbreckt looks to clinch
letting Duddy counter with a right hand.
Duddy throws a hook but Engelbreckt blocks it.
Duddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Engelbreckt is just out of range.
Engelbreckt looks to clinch
and Duddy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Engelbreckt instigates a clinch.
Engelbreckt looking to stall.
Duddy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Engelbreckt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duddy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duddy misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Engelbreckt tries to pull guard but Duddy won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Engelbreckt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Engelbreckt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duddy. Duddy obviously looking to wear him down.
Engelbreckt misses with a head kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duddy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Engelbreckt lands a left and a right that send Duddy crashing to the mat, dazed. Engelbreckt thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Duddy is rocked!
A slapping body kick lands there for Engelbreckt.
Duddy is still on wobbly legs! Can Engelbreckt finish him?
Duddy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Engelbreckt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duddy looks winded!
Engelbreckt rushes Duddy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Engelbreckt lands with a right to the head.
Engelbreckt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Engelbreckt tightens his grip and picks Duddy up, before dumping him to the ground. Duddy manages to land in guard.
Engelbreckt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Engelbreckt works over Duddy with some ground and pound from guard.
Duddy wants to stand and escape but Engelbreckt is having none of it.
Engelbreckt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing that Engelbreckt has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Duddy wants to stand but Engelbreckt is controlling the position.
Engelbreckt controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Engelbreckt landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Engelbreckt 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.
Engelbreckt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duddy seems to have recovered his senses.
Engelbreckt throws a sloppy head kick and Duddy moves out of range easily.
Duddy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duddy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duddy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Engelbreckt clinches with his opponent.
Engelbreckt lands a takedown into guard.
Duddy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Engelbreckt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Engelbreckt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooooh!!! Engelbreckt has knocked Duddy down with a huge combo! Engelbreckt steps away and waves a wobbly Duddy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Engelbreckt moves in looking to clinch but Duddy pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Engelbreckt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duddy misses with a combination
and Engelbreckt counters with a huge left! Duddy is in big trouble! He's backing up but Engelbreckt isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Duddy from any more damage. A dominating finish by Engelbreckt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Engelbreckt!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alexander Engelbreckt thanked FJCP Healthy Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
18 - 27 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Keiji Kawada!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawada fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Filgueiras with that takedown attempt.
Kawada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Filgueiras.
Filgueiras circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawada has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Filgueiras is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kawada is looking to clinch.
Filgueiras half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kawada tries to close the distance and clinch but Filgueiras swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filgueiras fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luana Peroba Filgueiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filgueiras shoots in for a double leg but Kawada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kawada thinks about the counter body kick.
Kawada throws a right hand that Filgueiras ducks under and follows up with a left that Filgueiras also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filgueiras blocks a head kick by Kawada.
Kawada shoots for a double leg takedown but Filgueiras sprawls well. He's pushed Kawada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Filgueiras throws a series of punches but Kawada avoids them all with ease.
Filgueiras fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kawada avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filgueiras tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawada tries to score a power double leg takedown but Filgueiras sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kawada somewhat.
Kawada closes the distance and clinches up with Filgueiras, looking for a takedown. Kawada pushes Filgueiras against the cage but Filgueiras circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kawada drives through and clinches with Filgueiras against the cage.
Filgueiras misses with some punches.
Filgueiras pulls guard successfully.
Kawada throwing strikes from guard but Filgueiras blocks nicely.
Filgueiras is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kawada throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Filgueiras's body to avoid the submission. Filgueiras has instead reached around Kawada's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Filgueiras arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Testing Inprogress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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46
155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Testing Inprogress!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Murat Orgun!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inprogress moves into range and connects with a jab.
Inprogress leaves Orgun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orgun tries to score a power double leg takedown but Inprogress sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orgun somewhat.
Inprogress connects with a right hand. Orgun shakes it off.
Orgun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Inprogress counters with a nice leg kick.
Testing Inprogress has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murat Orgun.
Inprogress closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orgun quickly recovers to half guard.
Inprogress is controlling the pace.
Inprogress trying to control the action but Orgun is working from the bottom.
Orgun trying to get back to full guard but Inprogress takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun gets back to half guard.
Inprogress is looking to take a break and control but Orgun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orgun tries to roll over but Inprogress keeps him under control.
Inprogress content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Orgun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Orgun is pressing down on Inprogress's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Orgun is trying to keep Inprogress in close.
Inprogress preventing the sweep.
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.
Orgun keeping moving, preventing Inprogress from controlling successfully.
Inprogress preventing the sweep.
Inprogress stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orgun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Inprogress's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Inprogress trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orgun is trying to keep Inprogress in close.
Inprogress won't allow Orgun to sweep him here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Inprogress sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Orgun's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orgun tries to roll over but Inprogress keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Orgun manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Inprogress stands and throws Orgun's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Orgun is looking for a sweep.
Inprogress trying to control the action but Orgun is working from the bottom.
Orgun wants to control but Inprogress postures up.
Inprogress trying to control the position but Orgun is working away.
Orgun is trying to get back to half guard.
Inprogress thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Orgun works his way into side control.
Inprogress manages to get back to half guard.
Orgun wants to free his trapped foot but Inprogress is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Inprogress wants to control but Orgun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orgun is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Inprogress is trying to control but can't.
Orgun works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Testing Inprogress dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orgun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orgun dives in and grabs Inprogress's left leg, looking for a takedown. Inprogress pushes down on Orgun's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orgun.
Orgun walks into a left hand.
Inprogress lands a head shot.
We've been informed that Orgun has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Orgun has a takedown stuffed.
Testing Inprogress has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murat Orgun.
Orgun dives in and grabs Inprogress's left leg, looking for a takedown. Inprogress pushes down on Orgun's head and hops out.
Inprogress is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orgun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inprogress as he jumps to the side.
Inprogress keeps Orgun at a distance using the push kick.
Inprogress scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orgun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Inprogress circles away.
Inprogress is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orgun can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress is looking to chop away at Orgun's legs.
Inprogress comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orgun shoots in but Inprogress avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orgun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Inprogress lands a nice shot to the body.
Murat Orgun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inprogress misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orgun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Inprogress counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Inprogress connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice takedown defense from Inprogress. No joy for Orgun on that attempt.
Inprogress closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orgun quickly recovers to half guard.
Inprogress is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Inprogress works his way into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orgun prevents Inprogress from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Inprogress off and has taken his back!
Orgun trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Inprogress manages to reverse the position and now he's in Orgun's guard. Nice work there by Inprogress.
Inprogress will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orgun can't keep his opponent in guard - Inprogress advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Orgun is not content to let Inprogress control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inprogress tries to pass to full mount but Orgun defends it.
Inprogress really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Orgun trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Inprogress manages to pass to mount!
Orgun sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress trying to control from half guard but Orgun is working away.
Inprogress works his way into full mount!
Orgun can't escape the position.
Inprogress tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Orgun has given up his back. Will we see Inprogress going for some submissions?
Orgun prevents Inprogress from getting a body triangle.
Orgun showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun rolls, trying to escape but Inprogress keeps control of the position.
Inprogress not allowing Orgun to control his hands.
Testing Inprogress overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
I really don't envy Orgun right now.
Orgun is still trying to improve position.
Orgun defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Inprogress trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Testing Inprogress dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Inprogress scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Inprogress throws a right hand that Orgun ducks under and follows up with a left that Orgun also avoids with ease.
Inprogress circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inprogress connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orgun shoots in looking for a takedown but Inprogress manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orgun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Testing Inprogress is winning the standup battle so far.
Orgun fails with the takedown.
Orgun fails with a takedown attempt.
Testing Inprogress has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murat Orgun.
Orgun shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Inprogress is trying to defend but Orgun finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Inprogress moves into full guard.
Orgun is fighting to break Inprogress's control of his arms but Inprogress is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orgun preventing the sweep.
Inprogress has his hands on Orgun's head, controlling the position.
Orgun trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Inprogress manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Orgun looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Inprogress passes into side control.
Inprogress working away.
Inprogress tries to move to mount but Orgun blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun tries to improve position but can't.
Orgun stops Inprogress from passing to mount.
Orgun sneaks back into half guard.
Orgun trying to control from the bottom.
Inprogress with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Inprogress uses his free foot to push down on Orgun's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Orgun.
Orgun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Orgun looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Inprogress looking to break Orgun's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Orgun remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Inprogress will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Orgun is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Inprogress off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Inprogress has the hooks in. Orgun is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Inprogress is persistently looking for the submission but Orgun is defending it well.
Orgun is in bad spot here.
Inprogress is looking for the choke from the back position but Orgun is controlling his hands well.
Orgun is trying to break free.
Inprogress looking for the choke from the back.
Testing Inprogress is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inprogress is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
I really don't envy Orgun right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress biding his time, looking for the opening.
Orgun is in bad spot here.
Murat Orgun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inprogress is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Orgun tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that's the end of the fight!
Testing Inprogress showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inprogress has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Testing Inprogress!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Aman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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194 lbs
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194 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, John Aman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pikku Kakkipylly!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakkipylly throws a chopping leg kick but Aman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kakkipylly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Aman misses the target.
A slow jab from Aman misses its intended target.
Aman throws a big shot that misses.
Aman throws out a loose jab but Kakkipylly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakkipylly has Aman up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kakkipylly throws an elbow but misses.
Kakkipylly lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like John Aman has been cut.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakkipylly blocks an uppercut.
Kakkipylly lands a damaging elbow.
Aman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kakkipylly controls his hands.
Kakkipylly breaks from the clinch.
Aman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly instigates a clinch.
Aman gets through Kakkipylly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aman dodges an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly manages to break the clinch.
Aman darts in and clinches Kakkipylly up against the cage.
Aman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kakkipylly avoids it.
Aman avoids a wild elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kakkipylly blocking some punches.
Aman avoids a wild elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Aman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aman digs a right hand into Kakkipylly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kakkipylly's gas tank.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow just above Aman 's eye.
John Aman's cut is getting worse.
Kakkipylly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aman managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Aman.
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!
Aman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aman misses the jab.
Kakkipylly steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Kakkipylly.
The fighters circling - Aman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kakkipylly tries to land a front kick but Aman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kakkipylly tries to work over Aman's front leg with a kick but Aman checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Aman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aman misses with an uppercut.
Kakkipylly tries a quick counter leg kick but Aman is wise to it.
Aman misses with an uppercut.
And Kakkipylly responds with a good body kick, but Aman manages to step out the way in time.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but Aman moves out of range.
Aman scores with a punch to the head.
Kakkipylly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick
and Aman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Aman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kakkipylly has closed the distance and engaged Aman in a clinch.
Aman missing with knees to the body.
Kakkipylly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aman takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kakkipylly throws an elbow but misses.
Aman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kakkipylly's elbow.
Aman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakkipylly clinches up with Aman and pushes him back against the cage.
Aman misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kakkipylly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aman has Kakkipylly pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Aman for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kakkipylly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakkipylly moves away from the strike by Aman.
Kakkipylly scores with a kick to the body.
Kakkipylly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kakkipylly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kakkipylly scores with a head kick.
John Aman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kakkipylly is looking to clinch but Aman is avoiding it.
Aman misses with a straight left.
Kakkipylly tries a quick counter leg kick but Aman is wise to it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kakkipylly - the referee stops the clock and Aman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kakkipylly. Aman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aman looks to land a right hand but Kakkipylly moved out of range.
Kakkipylly is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Aman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kakkipylly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kakkipylly tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Aman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Aman'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.
Kakkipylly throws a push kick but Aman slaps the foot to one side.
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakkipylly, right into the meat.
Aman throws a right hand that Kakkipylly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kakkipylly also avoids with ease.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up but Aman circles away and keeps his distance.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch there but Aman circles away.
A jab from Aman does it's job there.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick
and Aman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kakkipylly - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakkipylly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aman throws a hook but Kakkipylly blocks it.
Kakkipylly staying out of range there.
Kakkipylly wants to counter with a clinch but Aman pushes him away.
Aman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aman misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aman misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aman avoids the elbow strike from Kakkipylly, against the cage.
Kakkipylly working hard to break the clinch.
Aman working aggressively here.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kakkipylly avoiding damage.
Aman managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kakkipylly pushes off an throws an elbow but Aman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Aman.
Aman blocks the elbow strike.
Aman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside.
Kakkipylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Aman avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Aman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aman crunches a lovely knee into Kakkipylly's ribcage.
Kakkipylly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aman lands a left hand.
Aman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aman has Kakkipylly pushed against the cage.
A short left from Aman.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow that misses.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kakkipylly blocks a body shot from Aman.
Kakkipylly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aman throws a head punch that misses.
Aman lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kakkipylly throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Aman.
Aman avoids a wild elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Aman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kakkipylly can do to turn this around?
Aman lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Aman.
Kakkipylly is rocked!
Aman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kakkipylly is still on wobbly legs! Can Aman finish him?
A knee to the head by Aman.
Aman dips a shoulder and cracks Kakkipylly with a mighty uppercut! Kakkipylly falls back against the cage and Aman unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kakkipylly is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Aman screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Aman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by The Love of Money by The O'Jays. Julius Caesar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jordan Belfort 's chin.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Belfort !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julius Caesar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caesar.
It looks like Jordan Belfort has been cut.
Belfort blocks a head kick by Caesar.
Some bone on bone action there as Caesar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caesar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caesar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belfort sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Caesar backs away, Belfort returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Belfort .
Julius Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort shoots in and bounces Caesar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Caesar wants to sweep here but Belfort controlling him for the moment.
Belfort trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caesar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caesar is pulling down on Belfort 's head to control his posture.
Belfort trying to control but Caesar is working from the bottom.
Belfort with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belfort connects with a couple of short punches.
Belfort is in close to Caesar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belfort is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caesar trying to keep a closed guard but Belfort is proving a slippery customer.
Caesar has Belfort pulled in close to control his posture.
Caesar wants to sweep but no luck.
Belfort slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belfort lands a nice short elbow.
Belfort working Caesar over with strikes.
Belfort prevents Caesar from improving his position.
Belfort is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Caesar still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Caesar has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar tries to score with some ground and pound. Belfort controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Belfort manages to work his way to half guard, despite Caesar's best efforts.
Belfort tries to roll over but Caesar keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caesar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Belfort to regain full guard.
Caesar trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Belfort is looking for a triangle here but Caesar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
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!
Caesar misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is trying to ground and pound but Belfort uses the momentary lack of control by Caesar to regain half guard.
Caesar wants to control but Belfort is keeping him busy.
Belfort is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caesar pulls his head out easily.
Belfort looking for submissions off his back.
Caesar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Caesar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caesar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belfort wants to get back to full guard.
Belfort is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Caesar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Caesar's back!
Caesar is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Belfort off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is in bad spot here.
Belfort is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Caesar knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Caesar for a finish.
Caesar tries to roll but Belfort sticks to his back.
Belfort doesn't have the hooks in and Caesar manages to turn into his guard.
Caesar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belfort looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caesar connects with a couple of short punches.
Belfort looking for a guillotine here but Caesar defends easily.
My spies in Extreme Training inform me that Caesar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caesar looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julius Caesar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jordan Belfort 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caesar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caesar throws a lazy head kick
and Belfort counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caesar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belfort swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caesar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caesar throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Belfort .
Belfort throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Caesar blocks the low kick.
Belfort showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caesar.
Belfort bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belfort connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar throws a head kick but Belfort moves out of range.
Caesar throws a hook to the side of Belfort 's head but Belfort sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belfort half committed to a counter leg kick.
Belfort takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Caesar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Caesar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caesar on the side of the head.
Belfort takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Belfort .
Caesar tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Belfort coming out on top.
Belfort connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caesar's hands.
Caesar is rocked!
Belfort drops Caesar with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Caesar! Belfort dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Belfort !
Jordan Belfort decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tel Britton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 lbs
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280 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tel Britton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Sprinkles tries to counter it with a takedown but Britton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Britton throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Sprinkles tries to counter it with a takedown but Britton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That kick from Sprinkles tenderised Britton's leg. Britton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sprinkles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Britton circles away quickly and effectively.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Britton.
Britton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sprinkles.
Britton lands with a nice body punch.
Sprinkles is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Britton's half guard.
Britton kicks Sprinkles off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Britton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sprinkles connects with a leg kick. Britton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No joy there for Britton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sprinkles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Britton gets caught flat footed, as Sprinkles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sprinkles with a nice head shot there.
Britton wants to stand but Sprinkles is controlling the position.
Britton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sprinkles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britton looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sprinkles has picked Britton up and slammed him! Britton can't keep hold of the triangle and Sprinkles manages to pass to side control!
Britton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Britton tries to bench press Sprinkles off him but Sprinkles keeps the position.
Sprinkles working the ground and pound.
Sprinkles working the head with strikes.
Sprinkles wants to control but Britton is keeping him busy.
Sprinkles lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sprinkles lands a decent elbow from side control.
Britton misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Britton is looking for a sweep.
Britton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sprinkles's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sprinkles connects with a nice short shot to Britton's temple.
Sprinkles working Britton over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Sprinkles.
Britton is rocked!
Britton works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britton is wriggling around but Sprinkles manages to pass to half guard.
Sprinkles is pressing down on Britton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Britton is holding on for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sprinkles wants to take a breather but Britton is having none of it.
Sprinkles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Britton is trying to stand up here but Sprinkles is controlling him well.
Britton won't allow Sprinkles to pass to mount.
Britton is in trouble now - Sprinkles has advanced to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sprinkles working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Britton is looking to get to half guard.
Sprinkles lands a nice shot to the head.
Britton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The referee warns Britton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Britton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Britton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sprinkles working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Britton tries to reverse the position but Sprinkles maintains control.
Britton takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sprinkles's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coconut Sprinkles!
In defeat, Tel Britton stepped up to the mic, saying '...Next time.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noob Saibot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hak throws a solid leg kick but Saibot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hak.
Hak wants to clinch.
Hak throws a leg kick
and Saibot counters with a left and a right that stings Hak.
Hak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hak tried to score with a low kick but Saibot checks it.
Hak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saibot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hak slips a jab from Saibot.
Hak steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saibot.
Saibot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saibot moves out of range of the leg kick from Hak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hak misses with a straight right.
Saibot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saibot misses with the head strike.
Hak misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hak.
Saibot lands with a short shot to the head.
Hak blocking some punches.
Saibot is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saibot.
Hak lands a body shot.
Hak is looking to control Saibot's arms but Saibot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hak has his back to the cage.
Hak wants to break free but Saibot has control.
Hak throws a head punch that misses.
Hak working aggressively here.
Hak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saibot blocks a body shot from Hak.
Still in the clinch, Hak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saibot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hak up against the cage.
Hak lands a nice uppercut.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Saibot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak misses with a punch on the inside.
Hak working aggressively here.
A short left from Hak.
Saibot working aggressively here.
Saibot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saibot is leaning against Hak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hak cracks Saibot with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saibot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hak misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
Saibot misses with some punches.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saibot.
Saibot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hak.
Hak blocks an uppercut.
Saibot takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saibot leaning against his opponent.
Saibot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hak scores with a shoulder strike.
Saibot struggles to land a body shot inside as Hak controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Saibot.
Saibot misses with a punch on the inside.
Hak trying to control the position but instead, Saibot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hak into the cage.
Hak tries to stall but Saibot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saibot's elbow.
Saibot lands with a light punch inside.
Saibot lands a left hand.
Saibot stalls.
Hak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hak trying to stall but Saibot improves his position.
A right hand to the body from Saibot.
Hak is trying to maintain a safe position but Saibot gets an underhook and turns Hak into the cage.
Hak working aggressively here.
Hak looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saibot as Hak tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Saibot scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saibot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hak lands a shoulder strike.
Saibot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saibot misses with a punch to the body.
Hak struggles to land a body shot inside as Saibot controls his hands.
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saibot.
Saibot lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saibot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Noob Saibot will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saibot is able to avoid easily.
Saibot loads up on a big right hand but Hak slips the punch.
Hak lands a jab to Saibot's midsection.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saibot tries to keep at a distance but Hak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saibot misses with a body punch.
Saibot works on Hak's body with a couple of short punches.
Hak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saibot's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hak tries to throw a body punch but Saibot avoids it by throwing Hak back against the cage.
Hak is looking to control Saibot's arms but Saibot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hak has his back to the cage.
Hak tries to throw a body punch but Saibot avoids it by throwing Hak back against the cage.
Saibot lands a right hand.
Hak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saibot scores with a shot to the side of Hak's head.
Hak is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak wants to stall.
Hak is still on wobbly legs! Can Saibot finish him?
Hak taking a breather.
Hak seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Saibot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hak backwards.
Saibot creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hak's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hak drops to his knees and Saibot pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noob Saibot!
Our winner, Noob Saibot, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze has chosen Big Pun - Glamor Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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25
214 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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26
224 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze throws a poor cross that misses
and Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blaze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Hugs & Kisses inform us that Blaze has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jitsu.
Jitsu is looking to advance position but Blaze has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Blaze lands a couple of good shots and Jitsu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Blaze punishes Jitsu with strikes from the back mount.
Jitsu can't escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze is persistently looking for the submission but Jitsu is defending it well.
Blaze struggling to land strikes to the head as Jitsu covers up.
Blaze scores with punches and elbows.
Jitsu can't escape the position.
Jitsu turns into Blaze and is now in his guard.
Jitsu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jitsu passes Blaze's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blaze actively working from the bottom here.
Jitsu 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.
Blaze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
Jitsu is working for a kimura but Blaze is defending it quite comfortably.
Jitsu is looking to advance position but Blaze won't allow it.
Jitsu is looking for a kimura here.
Jitsu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jitsu is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Blaze as he works his way to full guard.
Blaze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jitsu manages to get himself to full guard.
Blaze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jitsu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blaze thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jitsu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blaze is aware though and is defending well.
Blaze is in close to Jitsu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blaze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blaze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jitsu has his foot on Blaze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blaze works his way back into a safe position though.
Blaze with a nice head shot there.
Blaze lands a couple of digs.
Blaze stands up over Jitsu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blaze passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blaze is working Jitsu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jitsu manages to get back to half guard.
Blaze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jitsu is trying to get back to full guard.
Blaze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jitsu misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blaze working the head and body with strikes.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blaze wants to take a breather but Jitsu is having none of it.
Blaze is looking for a kimura but Jitsu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blaze to get the leverage.
Blaze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jitsu lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Blaze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jitsu defending well though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jitsu is defending against the submission attempts here by Blaze.
Blaze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blaze is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jitsu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blaze working over Jitsu with some ground and pound. Jitsu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blaze wants to work for an arm triangle but Jitsu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Blaze dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blaze throws a shot from downtown. Jitsu moves away and avoids it.
Johnny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze tries to sprawl but Jitsu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blaze wants to improve his position but Jitsu is controlling well.
Jitsu is looking for a kimura but Blaze is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jitsu to get the leverage.
Blaze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jitsu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blaze doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jitsu.
Jitsu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blaze sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu is looking for a kimura but Blaze is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jitsu to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze wants to get back to full guard.
Blaze trying to hold on to Jitsu's head to control him but Jitsu postures up.
Jitsu prevents Blaze from improving his position.
Jitsu wants to pass to mount but Blaze is defending the position.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but Blaze is defending well.
Blaze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
Blaze looking for submissions off his back.
Blaze is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jitsu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jitsu's back!
Johnny Blaze has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is really stuck here.
Blaze lands punches and elbows.
Jitsu tries to roll but Blaze sticks to his back.
Jitsu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jitsu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaze tries to control but Jitsu wriggling away.
Jitsu gets back to half guard.
Blaze prevents Jitsu from improving his position.
Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blaze pulls his head out easily.
Blaze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Jitsu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jitsu is pressing down on Blaze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu working for a triangle but Blaze defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaze works over Jitsu with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blaze is aware though and is defending well.
Blaze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jitsu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blaze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blaze lands a couple of digs.
Jitsu wants to sweep but no luck.
Blaze is in close to Jitsu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blaze's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blaze works over Jitsu with some ground and pound from guard.
Blaze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jitsu is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Jitsu keeps moving.
Blaze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jitsu's head.
Jitsu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blaze is in close to Jitsu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jitsu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaze chips away with some ground and pound.
Jitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blaze defends it easily.
Jitsu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blaze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blaze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jitsu's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Blaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blaze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jitsu leaves Blaze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jitsu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blaze manages to circle out of the way.
Jitsu leaves Blaze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blaze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jitsu defends it nicely.
Jitsu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jiu Jitsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Blaze.
Jitsu tries to sprawl but Blaze drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Blaze.
Blaze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blaze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blaze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jitsu tries to roll over but Blaze keeps him under control.
Blaze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Blaze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaze drops an elbow to the side of Jitsu's head.
Blaze lands with a punch from half guard.
Jitsu looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jitsu wants to get back to full guard.
Blaze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jitsu's head.
Jitsu looking for submissions off his back.
Blaze is working for a kimura but Jitsu is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jitsu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jitsu gets back to full guard.
Blaze trying to control but Jitsu is working from the bottom.
Jitsu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blaze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blaze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blaze defends it easily.
Jitsu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blaze passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jitsu regains half guard.
Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Blaze scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blaze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands strikes from half guard.
Jitsu tries to roll over but Blaze keeps him under control.
Blaze is working for a submission of some sort.
Blaze prevents Jitsu from improving his position.
Blaze is trying to control. Jitsu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blaze drops an elbow to the side of Jitsu's head.
Blaze working over Jitsu with some ground and pound. Jitsu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blaze looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blaze lands with a punch from half guard.
Jitsu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blaze.
Jitsu is pressing down on Blaze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blaze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Blaze really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blaze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jitsu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jitsu but Jitsu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jitsu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blaze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blaze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jitsu advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blaze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jitsu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blaze has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Blaze's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blaze tries to bench press Jitsu off him but Jitsu keeps the position.
Jitsu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blaze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blaze tries to bench press Jitsu off him but Jitsu keeps the position.
Jitsu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jitsu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blaze takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two 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.
Jitsu working the head with strikes.
Blaze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jitsu goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Blaze rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jitsu's guard! Nice work there by Blaze!
Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Blaze defends easily.
Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Blaze defends easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jitsu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blaze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blaze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jitsu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blaze is looking to advance position but Jitsu has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jitsu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jitsu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blaze hang on?
Jitsu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blaze gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to roll over but Jitsu keeps him under control.
Jitsu working over Blaze with some ground and pound. Blaze looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blaze is looking for a sweep. Jitsu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blaze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jitsu.
Blaze actively working from the bottom here.
Blaze is trying to get back to full guard.
Blaze is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blaze has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jitsu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiu Jitsu had his way with Johnny Blaze in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blaze jabs Jitsu right on the nose. Jitsu blinks but takes it well.
Jitsu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blaze missing with a left hand there. Jitsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jitsu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blaze manages to circle out of the way.
Jitsu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blaze looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blaze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blaze sneaks back into half guard.
Jitsu is looking for a kimura here.
Ground and pound from Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu is pressing down on Blaze's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blaze is holding on for now.
Jitsu is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blaze is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jitsu is working for a kimura but Blaze is defending it quite comfortably.
Blaze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
Jitsu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaze defending well though.
Blaze moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blaze is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jitsu defends well.
Blaze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jitsu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jitsu has gone for a leg lock! Blaze slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jitsu's guard.
Jitsu throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jitsu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Blaze working for a triangle but Jitsu defends it easily.
Jitsu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu won't allow Blaze to sweep him here.
Jitsu drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Jitsu as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Blaze screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Jitsu! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jiu Jitsu!
Jiu Jitsu retains his light heavyweight title!
Jiu Jitsu very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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