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Pacio Fight Night 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trewor Kosznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Mcgrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trewor Kosznik!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosznik shoots in for a takedown but Mcgrath shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcgrath looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kosznik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcgrath, pushing him back against the cage.
Kosznik digs a right hand into Mcgrath's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcgrath's gas tank.
Kosznik pushes Mcgrath back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kosznik is leaning against Mcgrath and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Kosznik.
Kosznik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kosznik gets through Mcgrath's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kosznik scores with a hook to the body.
Kosznik scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kosznik.
Kosznik lands a shoulder strike.
Kosznik lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Kosznik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosznik lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcgrath takes a shot to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Mcgrath has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kosznik scores with a shot to the side of Mcgrath's head.
Kosznik lands an uppercut.
Kosznik pushes Mcgrath back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kosznik.
Nice body punch from Kosznik - that landed with a thud.
Kosznik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kosznik lands with a left to the head.
Kosznik digs a right hand underneath Mcgrath's ribcage. Mcgrath let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kosznik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A right hand to the body from Kosznik.
Kosznik is working Mcgrath over against the cage.
Kosznik lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kosznik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kosznik.
Kosznik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kosznik lands with a light punch inside.
Kosznik lands a right hand.
Kosznik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgrath backwards.
Mcgrath is rocked!
Kosznik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Mcgrath is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kosznik lands a right hand.
A short right from Kosznik on the inside.
Kosznik lands a body punch.
Kosznik digs a right hand underneath Mcgrath's ribcage. Mcgrath let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kosznik lands a right hand.
Kosznik creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mcgrath's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mcgrath drops to his knees and Kosznik pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trewor Kosznik!
After the fight, Trewor Kosznik was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated James Mcgrath had this to say: 'fuck you bitch'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lupertazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caniel Dormier (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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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Lupertazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caniel Dormier!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupertazzi 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.
Dormier tries to clinch but Lupertazzi moves out of range.
No joy there for Dormier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lupertazzi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dormier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lupertazzi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lupertazzi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dormier misses with a kick to the body
and Lupertazzi counters with a one-two to the body.
Dormier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dormier misses with a wild combination.
Lupertazzi lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupertazzi closes the distance and clinches.
Lupertazzi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dormier backwards.
Lupertazzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Dormier tries to land a knee to the head but Lupertazzi blocks with his arms.
Dormier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupertazzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Dormier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dormier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lupertazzi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dormier.
Dormier wants to get back to striking at distance but Lupertazzi won't allow it.
Lupertazzi lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Lupertazzi as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Lupertazzi to work.
Lupertazzi pushes Dormier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lupertazzi breaks from the clinch.
Lupertazzi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lupertazzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dormier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lupertazzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Lupertazzi lands with a right hand.
Dormier is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dormier checks a low kick from Lupertazzi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lupertazzi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dormier is still on wobbly legs! Can Lupertazzi finish him?
Dormier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dormier seems to have recovered his senses.
Lupertazzi with a jab.
Lupertazzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diego Lupertazzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupertazzi jabs at Dormier's body.
Dormier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lupertazzi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lupertazzi pushes Dormier up against the cage in a clinch.
Dormier takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lupertazzi.
Dormier missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lupertazzi.
Dormier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dormier breaks from the clinch.
Lupertazzi clinches up with Dormier and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dormier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lupertazzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lupertazzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lupertazzi prevents Dormier from breaking the clinch.
Lupertazzi lands a body punch.
Dormier looks winded!
Lupertazzi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Lupertazzi.
We've been informed that Dormier has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dormier tries to break free but Lupertazzi pushes him back against the cage.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lupertazzi lands a left and a right that send Dormier crashing to the mat, dazed. Lupertazzi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupertazzi throws an overhand right that drops Dormier like a sack of potatoes! Lupertazzi dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Lupertazzi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zenone Impallomeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zenone Impallomeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Owens!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Impallomeni throws out the jab.
Owens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Owens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Impallomeni shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Impallomeni was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Impallomeni fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Impallomeni is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Owens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Owens has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Owens can do anything to dispel that myth.
Owens holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Impallomeni landing a few strikes.
Impallomeni working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Impallomeni lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens manages to work his way to half guard, despite Impallomeni's best efforts.
Impallomeni 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.
Impallomeni uses his free foot to push down on Owens's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Owens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impallomeni cracks Owens with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Impallomeni is working for a guillotine from mount but Owens frees his head quite easily.
Impallomeni avoids the attempt from Owens to control.
Owens is looking to get to half guard.
Impallomeni lands a couple of good shots and Owens has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Impallomeni has got his arm under Owens's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Owens has spun round into Impallomeni's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Impallomeni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens won't allow Impallomeni to sweep him here.
Owens trying to control but Impallomeni is working from the bottom.
Owens wants to pass the guard but Impallomeni is keeping the position.
Impallomeni lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Owens is looking to stand up but Impallomeni isn't so interested in that idea.
Impallomeni tries to free his leg and advance position but Owens is retaining full guard.
Impallomeni being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Impallomeni's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens wants to sweep but no luck.
Impallomeni with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Owens wants to stand up but Impallomeni is controlling him.
Owens is controlling Impallomeni's posture.
Impallomeni landing some decent shots from guard.
Owens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Impallomeni connects with a couple of short punches.
Owens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Owens is trying to keep Impallomeni in close.
Impallomeni with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impallomeni stands up over Owens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Impallomeni wants to pass the guard but Owens is keeping the position.
Impallomeni chips away with some ground and pound.
Owens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Impallomeni defends well.
Impallomeni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Impallomeni is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Impallomeni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Owens tries to bench press Impallomeni off him but Impallomeni keeps the position.
Impallomeni working the ground and pound from side control.
Impallomeni working the body and head with strikes.
Owens is working to avoid the ground and pound but Impallomeni connects with a decent elbow.
Owens is rocked!
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!
Impallomeni working the ground and pound but Owens is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zenone Impallomeni dominated that round.
That's time! Impallomeni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Owens connects with a body shot that sends Impallomeni's belly button to the back.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Impallomeni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Owens slips a jab from Impallomeni.
Nice sprawl there from Impallomeni as Owens shoots in.
Kevin Owens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Owens with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Impallomeni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Owens gets caught flat footed, as Impallomeni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Owens is wriggling around but Impallomeni manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens has hold of Impallomeni's hands but Impallomeni slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Owens is defending against the submission attempts here by Impallomeni.
Impallomeni throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Impallomeni lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Impallomeni lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Impallomeni there.
Impallomeni is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Owens is still in real trouble! Can Impallomeni finish him?
Impallomeni working Owens over with strikes.
Impallomeni is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Owens is not content to let Impallomeni control the position.
Owens seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Impallomeni lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Impallomeni scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Owens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Impallomeni scores with a couple of nice shots.
Owens trying to control here.
Impallomeni landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Impallomeni working over Owens with some ground and pound. Owens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Impallomeni throws a strike but Owens avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Impallomeni stands up over Owens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Impallomeni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Owens can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Impallomeni is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Owens has momentary wrist control but Impallomeni slips an elbow through the middle.
Impallomeni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Impallomeni trying to control the position from guard on top but Owens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impallomeni slips nicely into half guard.
Owens wants to get back to full guard.
Owens keeps trying to improve his position.
Impallomeni is working for a submission of some sort.
Impallomeni missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Owens trying to control but Impallomeni postures up.
Impallomeni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Owens knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Impallomeni is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Impallomeni is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Owens has managed to free his arm - good work.
Owens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Owens taking some punishment here, with Impallomeni in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Impallomeni lands a nice short elbow.
Impallomeni 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.
Owens wants to improve his position but Impallomeni is controlling well.
Owens is looking to control Impallomeni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Owens avoid being mounted?
Impallomeni is working for a submission of some sort.
Owens tries to get to full guard but Impallomeni has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zenone Impallomeni dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Impallomeni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Impallomeni lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Impallomeni landing some decent shots from guard.
Owens pulls Impallomeni in close to prevent any damage.
Impallomeni keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Owens's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Impallomeni makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Owens has momentary wrist control but Impallomeni slips an elbow through the middle.
Impallomeni is working Owens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Impallomeni passes Owens's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Impallomeni lands a big elbow - Owens is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Impallomeni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zenone Impallomeni!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yunus Ebon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuhiro comes into the arena with BUSHIDO blaring out of the sound system. Yunus Ebon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsu Kazuhiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yunus Ebon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kazuhiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ebon rushes Kazuhiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kazuhiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kazuhiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ebon lands a left hand.
Kazuhiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ebon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ebon lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kazuhiro.
Ebon throws a head punch that misses.
Ebon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kazuhiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ebon working aggressively here.
Kazuhiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Ebon gets an underhook and turns Kazuhiro into the cage.
Kazuhiro works on Ebon's body with a couple of short punches.
Kazuhiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Ebon lands a left hand.
Ebon lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ebon fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kazuhiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuhiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kazuhiro taking a breather.
Ebon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kazuhiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuhiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ebon has a couple of punches blocked by Kazuhiro.
Ebon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kazuhiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ebon working aggressively here.
Kazuhiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kazuhiro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ebon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ebon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazuhiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ebon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kazuhiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ebon smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsu Kazuhiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ebon clinches up with Kazuhiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Ebon misses with the head strike.
Ebon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ebon misses with some punches.
Kazuhiro blocking some punches.
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!
Ebon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kazuhiro backwards.
I was talking to Kazuhiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ebon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kazuhiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuhiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ebon misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebon has a couple of punches blocked by Kazuhiro.
Good body shot from Kazuhiro.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ebon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kazuhiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ebon backwards.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ebon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazuhiro.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazuhiro blocking some punches.
Ebon gets through Kazuhiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ebon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ebon fails to land.
Ebon has a couple of punches blocked by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ebon prevents it.
Kazuhiro pushes Ebon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Ebon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ebon misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ebon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazuhiro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ebon.
We've been informed that Ebon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ebon has a couple of punches blocked by Kazuhiro.
Ebon misses with the head strike.
Kazuhiro taking a breather.
Ebon being controlled against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro lands a shot to the body.
Kazuhiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kazuhiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kazuhiro lands a nice uppercut.
Kazuhiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kazuhiro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ebon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yunus Ebon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ebon moves to clinch but Kazuhiro breaks away
and Kazuhiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yunus Ebon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebon tries to clinch up
and Kazuhiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ebon moves to clinch but Kazuhiro breaks away
and Kazuhiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ebon darts in trying to clinch
and Kazuhiro counters with a left and a right that stings Ebon.
Yunus Ebon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazuhiro connects with a right hand. Ebon shakes it off.
Ebon tries to clinch up.
Ebon drives through and clinches with Kazuhiro against the cage.
Ebon misses with some punches.
Ebon misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ebon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ebon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ebon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ebon fails to land.
Kazuhiro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ebon misses with the head strike.
Kazuhiro gets control of Ebon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kazuhiro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kazuhiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazuhiro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ebon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazuhiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ebon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kazuhiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ebon.
Kazuhiro is looking for a triangle but Ebon pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ebon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kazuhiro has his feet on Ebon's thighs here. He's pushed Ebon off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ebon screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katsu Kazuhiro!
After the fight, Katsu Kazuhiro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eye HumpBees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Shojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eye HumpBees is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eye HumpBees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Shojo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shojo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shojo fails with the takedown.
HumpBees pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shojo back to the cage. HumpBees follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shojo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
HumpBees misses with a few strikes there.
Shojo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shojo looks for a takedown but HumpBees sprawls well.
Shojo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. HumpBees sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shojo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shojo looks to land a right hand but HumpBees moved out of range.
HumpBees on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shojo. Shojo obviously looking to wear him down.
HumpBees really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
HumpBees misses with a hook.
HumpBees tries to clinch there but Shojo circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
HumpBees darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shojo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from HumpBees.
Shojo throws out a counter right but HumpBees avoids it with no problem.
HumpBees tries to clinch but Shojo moves out of range.
Shojo lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo with a nice cross.
Shojo scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Shojo.
Shojo circles away from the clinch attempt.
HumpBees throws a series of punches but Shojo avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shojo, as that shot connected.
HumpBees tries to clinch up but Shojo circles away and keeps his distance.
HumpBees takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shojo throws a hook to the side of HumpBees's head but HumpBees sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shojo looks to land a left hand but HumpBees moved out of range nicely.
Shojo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
HumpBees keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eye HumpBees has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuki Shojo.
Shojo thuds his shin into the meat of HumpBees's side.
Shojo closes the distance and clinches up with HumpBees, looking for a takedown. Shojo pushes HumpBees against the cage but HumpBees circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shojo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
HumpBees throws a right hand that Shojo ducks under and follows up with a left that Shojo also avoids with ease.
HumpBees seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A left and a right from HumpBees both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Yuki Shojo has been cut.
HumpBees throws a big shot that misses.
Shojo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt HumpBees.
Shojo throws the left hand but HumpBees avoids the punch easily.
Shojo throws a jab when HumpBees was well out of range.
Shojo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
HumpBees wants to clinch up but Shojo keeps it at a distance.
Shojo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shojo is trying hard to land a takedown here. HumpBees sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
HumpBees displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shojo throws out the jab.
A jab from HumpBees finds it's way through Shojo's defenses.
Shojo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shojo lands a nice leg kick that just misses HumpBees's sensitive parts.
Shojo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
HumpBees moves forwards but Shojo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
HumpBees chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shojo can pounce on him.
HumpBees throws a nice looking combination but Shojo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
HumpBees goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shojo misses with a head kick.
Shojo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by HumpBees.
HumpBees scores with a decent looking hook.
Shojo is rocked!
Shojo shoots for a takedown but HumpBees saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
HumpBees fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Shojo.
Shojo slips a jab and a cross from HumpBees.
Donk. HumpBees catches Shojo right on the button with a cross.
Shojo is still on wobbly legs! Can HumpBees finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Shojo misses the target.
HumpBees throws a nice looking combination but Shojo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shojo seems to have recovered his senses.
HumpBees gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shojo.
Shojo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HumpBees throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shojo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but HumpBees moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shojo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shojo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! HumpBees had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
HumpBees throws a nice looking combination but Shojo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Shojo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shojo avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Shojo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shojo scores with a leg kick.
HumpBees misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Shojo.
HumpBees throws a right hand that Shojo ducks under and follows up with a left that Shojo also avoids with ease.
Shojo throws a hook but HumpBees avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shojo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shojo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
HumpBees misses with a few strikes there.
HumpBees works over Shojo's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuki Shojo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
HumpBees drops his hands momentarily and Shojo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yuki Shojo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
HumpBees sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
HumpBees tries to clinch up.
Shojo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
HumpBees looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shojo misses with a kick to the body.
HumpBees tries to bum rush Shojo with a series of wild strikes but Shojo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shojo misses with an uppercut
and Shojo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
HumpBees is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
HumpBees tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shojo was well out of range. Poor timing from HumpBees.
A punch combination from HumpBees misses.
Nice shot by Shojo.
Shojo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt HumpBees.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
HumpBees misses with a few strikes there.
HumpBees closes the distance and clinches.
Shojo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shojo tries for a takedown but HumpBees manages to get underhooks.
HumpBees leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo digs a right hand underneath HumpBees's ribcage. HumpBees let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shojo breaks from the clinch.
HumpBees throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
HumpBees avoids a punch combination nicely.
HumpBees tries to clinch but Shojo is having none of it.
Shojo throws a big counter head kick but HumpBees avoids it with no problem.
Shojo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shojo showed some decent athleticism there.
HumpBees is refusing to be controlled, as Shojo sits in half guard.
Shojo wants to pass the guard but HumpBees is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shojo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shojo wants to control but HumpBees is keeping him busy.
HumpBees is looking to improve his position.
Shojo is just content to waste time from the top position. HumpBees takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Shojo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. HumpBees is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shojo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shojo tries to free his leg and advance position but HumpBees is retaining full guard.
Shojo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shojo preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
HumpBees gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shojo wants to control from the top but HumpBees keeps moving.
Shojo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shojo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
HumpBees keeping moving, preventing Shojo from controlling successfully.
Shojo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HumpBees looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shojo trying to control the position from guard on top but HumpBees is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
HumpBees will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
HumpBees can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shojo controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shojo cracks the inside of HumpBees's front leg.
Shojo slips a jab from HumpBees.
HumpBees thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eye HumpBees is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
HumpBees slips a jab from Shojo.
HumpBees is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Shojo does no damage.
HumpBees stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shojo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Shojo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shojo has a takedown stuffed.
HumpBees darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
HumpBees misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
HumpBees lands with an uppercut that bounces Shojo off the cage and back into range.
HumpBees misses with a right hand
and Shojo counters with a thumping low kick.
Shojo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
HumpBees ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shojo moves away.
HumpBees lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shojo circles away quickly and effectively.
HumpBees is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shojo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shojo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shojo defending well as HumpBees loads up on a big left hand.
Shojo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
HumpBees throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shojo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shojo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
HumpBees is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by HumpBees. Beautiful body shot.
HumpBees stuns Shojo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
HumpBees throws a right and a left that both miss.
HumpBees avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
HumpBees went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shojo feints and then cracks HumpBees's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow HumpBees down.
HumpBees takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Shojo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
HumpBees looks to land a combination but Shojo avoids it well.
HumpBees rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shojo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eye HumpBees is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
HumpBees throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
HumpBees shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shojo eats them both and turns towards HumpBees to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shojo feints and then cracks HumpBees's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow HumpBees down.
Shojo throws a nice looking combination but HumpBees bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from HumpBees misses the target.
HumpBees takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shojo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shojo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shojo connects with an inside leg kick.
HumpBees tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
HumpBees bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
HumpBees appears to be looking for a big counter.
HumpBees swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shojo counters with a nice body kick.
HumpBees works the jab nicely.
HumpBees will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
HumpBees fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yuki Shojo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - HumpBees looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
HumpBees swinging wildly here.
HumpBees is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shojo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
HumpBees throws a hook but Shojo blocks it.
Shojo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
HumpBees ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
HumpBees will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
HumpBees throws a series of punches but Shojo avoids them all with ease.
Shojo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eye HumpBees has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuki Shojo.
HumpBees darts in and clinches Shojo up against the cage.
Shojo is working for takedown but HumpBees is calmly controlling the position for now.
HumpBees goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
HumpBees throws a punch but it's blocked by Shojo.
Shojo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HumpBees misses with a looping right.
Shojo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Shojo coming out on top.
HumpBees lands a jab to the head.
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!
HumpBees cracks Shojo with an open hand slap.
Shojo throws a combination. HumpBees tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
HumpBees tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
HumpBees is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
HumpBees swinging wildly here.
HumpBees misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shojo scores with a nice body kick.
Eye HumpBees has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
HumpBees moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shojo avoids the body shot from HumpBees.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eye HumpBees showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shojo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Shojo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filet Mignon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Bulger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Bulger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filet Mignon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mignon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mignon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Mignon does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mignon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bulger eats them both and turns towards Mignon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like John Bulger has been cut.
Bulger misses with a wild combination.
Mignon is looking to clinch.
Bulger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mignon.
Mignon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mignon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mignon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bulger throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mignon drops Bulger with a beautiful combination! Bulger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mignon is looking for the KO!
Bulger is rocked!
Mignon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bulger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mignon's head.
Bulger looks to score with a jab to the body but Mignon is just out of range.
Bulger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mignon.
No joy there for Mignon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bulger appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mignon finds it's target.
Mignon misses with a series of wild punches.
Bulger looks to score with a jab to the body but Mignon is just out of range.
Mignon gets tackled into the cage by Bulger. Bulger maintains the clinch.
Bulger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short left from Bulger.
Bulger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Bulger.
Mignon looks winded!
Mignon struggles to land a body shot inside as Bulger controls his hands.
Bulger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bulger is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mignon can't fight it off and eventually Bulger manages to take the fight to the floor. Mignon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bulger cracks Mignon with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bulger throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bulger postures up and lands a big shot to Mignon's brow.
Bulger works over Mignon with some ground and pound from guard.
Bulger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mignon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bulger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mignon's head.
Bulger landing with the ground and pound.
Bulger 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.
Bulger arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mignon's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Bulger!
After the fight, John Bulger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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137 lbs
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143 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ethan Falcon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Te Rauparaha!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rauparaha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rauparaha scores with a jab to the body.
Rauparaha thuds a left hand into Falcon's body.
Rauparaha jabs Falcon right on the nose. Falcon blinks but takes it well.
Falcon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Rauparaha - just one landing.
Rauparaha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rauparaha scores with the left hand. Falcon knows he should have avoided that one.
Falcon is rocked!
Rauparaha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falcon doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Falcon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rauparaha lands a body shot.
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!
Rauparaha closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Falcon out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Te Rauparaha!
Te Rauparaha is the new bantamweight champion!
Te Rauparaha was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Sober. Wayde West has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mateusz Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West lands a left and a right that send Kowalski crashing to the mat, dazed. West thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kowalski is rocked!
It looks like Mateusz Kowalski has been cut.
West catches Kowalski with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Kowalski forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wayde West!
Wayde West decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Isley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cameron Chaos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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30
272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Chaos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Isley!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos connects with a crisp jab.
Chaos ducks under a wild hook from Isley.
Chaos throws a good cross that connects.
Isley takes a swing at Chaos's ribcage but misses.
Isley moves into the clinch.
Isley managing to block the knees to the body from Chaos.
Chaos misses with a punch on the inside.
Isley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chaos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Isley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaos misses with a knee to the head.
Isley letting Chaos take a breather here.
Chaos breaks from the clinch.
Chaos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Isley throws the left hand but Chaos avoids the punch easily.
Isley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Paul Isley has been cut.
Isley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chaos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Isley misses with a body shot
and Chaos counters with a leg kick.
Chaos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chaos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Isley counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Isley misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos keeps Isley at a distance using the push kick.
Isley looks winded!
A clash of legs there as Isley blocks the low kick.
Isley avoids the head kick by Chaos.
Chaos throws a lazy right hand but Isley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Isley moves out of range of the body kick.
Chaos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chaos misses with a head kick.
Chaos works the jab nicely.
Isley moves out of range of the body kick.
Chaos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chaos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Isley scores with a hook to the body. Chaos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Isley loses concentration momentarily and Chaos pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Isley crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Chaos finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cameron Chaos!
Cameron Chaos is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Cameron Chaos gave a big smile as he said 'Jebo vas HNS'.
Paul Isley spoke after the fight, saying '... congrats to my opponent ... he was the better fighter tonight, but i'll be back ...'.
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