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QFC Tournament 623 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey Macdonah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Sao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Macdonah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Sao!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Macdonah is out of range.
Sao scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sao not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sao is controlling the pace.
Sao decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Macdonah pinned against the cage. Macdonah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Macdonah darts in and clinches Sao up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonah has Sao pushed against the cage.
Macdonah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Macdonah trying to land knees to the body.
Sao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Macdonah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Macdonah misses with a knee to the head.
Sao is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Macdonah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Joey Macdonah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Sao.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Macdonah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macdonah looking to throw knees to the head but Sao is blocking nicely.
Macdonah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sao blocks it with crossed arms.
Macdonah with a knee to the head.
Macdonah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sao's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sao is trying to pull guard but Macdonah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sao fails to pull guard.
Macdonah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sao's elbow.
Sao avoiding damage as Macdonah throws knees to the body.
Sao decides to pull guard.
Sao looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sao should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Macdonah is looking to stand up but Sao won't let him.
Macdonah wants to stand and escape but instead Sao has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sao engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sao trying to control but Macdonah is working from the bottom.
Macdonah has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sao has passed into side control.
Sao moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Macdonah is looking to regain half guard here but Sao keeps moving and retains side control.
Macdonah on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Macdonah tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Macdonah struggling a bit here.
Macdonah sneaks back into half guard.
Macdonah trying to control here.
Sao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sao is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Sao has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Macdonah 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.
Sao swinging wildly here.
Sao takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Kenji Sao has been cut.
Sao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Macdonah.
Macdonah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Macdonah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sao dives in for a single leg takedown but Macdonah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Macdonah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macdonah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Macdonah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Macdonah connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Macdonah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Macdonah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joey Macdonah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Sao.
Sao fails to pull guard.
Macdonah throws a head punch that misses.
Sao fails to pull guard.
Macdonah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sao avoids it.
Sao tries to pull guard but Macdonah forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Macdonah tries to throw a body punch but Sao avoids it by throwing Macdonah back against the cage.
Macdonah misses with some punches.
Sao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Macdonah misses with a knee to the head.
Sao looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Macdonah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonah is stalling here.
Macdonah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sao can do to turn this around?
Macdonah misses with some punches.
Macdonah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Macdonah stalling the fight.
Macdonah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macdonah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sao's efforts to push away.
Sao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Macdonah.
Macdonah stalls.
Macdonah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sao's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Macdonah throws a punch but it's blocked by Sao.
Sao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Macdonah avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Macdonah takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Macdonah leaning against his opponent.
Macdonah misses with a punch on the inside.
Sao tries to pull guard but Macdonah forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Macdonah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macdonah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Macdonah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Macdonah.
Sao is looking for a takedown.
Macdonah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sao is breathing heavily.
Macdonah misses with a knee to the head.
Macdonah misses with a knee to the head.
Macdonah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Macdonah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sao jumps guard but Macdonah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Macdonah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Joey Macdonah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sao wants to get back to striking at distance but Macdonah won't allow it.
Macdonah has Sao pressed against the cage, preventing Sao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Macdonah avoids it.
Sao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Macdonah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Sao's cut.
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!
Macdonah doesn't manage to clinch there - Sao circles away.
Macdonah tries to clinch there but Sao circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sao is defended easily by Macdonah.
Macdonah looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Macdonah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sao.
Sao misses with a takedown attempt - Macdonah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macdonah tries to clinch but Sao is having none of it.
Sao feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Macdonah wants to sweep but no luck.
Sao is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonah wants to sweep but no luck.
Macdonah controls Sao momentarily but Sao frees himself.
Macdonah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macdonah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Macdonah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Macdonah throws a head kick that Sao semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macdonah throws a body kick that misses.
Macdonah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sao.
Macdonah connects with a high kick.
Macdonah connects with an inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sao or perhaps it was just good defense by Macdonah, which made it look bad.
Macdonah fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sao just manages to avoid it.
Joey Macdonah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Sao.
Sao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Macdonah tries to avoid it but Sao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Macdonah to the ground. Macdonah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Macdonah wants to clinch up but Sao keeps it at a distance.
Macdonah darts in and clinches Sao up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macdonah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonah crunches a lovely knee into Sao's ribcage.
Macdonah cracks Sao with a nice body shot.
Macdonah will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sao up against the cage.
Sao working hard to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Macdonah.
Macdonah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Macdonah taking a breather.
Sao misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sao tries for a takedown. No joy.
Macdonah prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Macdonah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Macdonah landing knees to the body.
Sao tries for a takedown but Macdonah manages to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macdonah throws a punch but it's blocked by Sao.
Macdonah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sao avoids it.
Kenji Sao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sao misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Macdonah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Macdonah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Joey Macdonah!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Joey Macdonah!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Joey Macdonah!
Joey Macdonah wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Passi Lefros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Dupuit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Good knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Passi Lefros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Dupuit!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupuit drives through with a takedown into Lefros's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lefros on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lefros tries to get out of the position.
Dupuit throws a big right hand that misses.
Dupuit works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dupuit uses his free foot to push down on Lefros's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lefros.
Lefros knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dupuit on the ground.
Dupuit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lefros hang on?
Dupuit seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Lefros is holding on tight.
Dupuit working Lefros over with strikes here.
Dupuit has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Lefros is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankie Dupuit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vijender Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Macdonah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vijender Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Macdonah!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macdonah misses the shot to the body.
Singh throws a big counter combination but Macdonah scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Singh throws a head kick but Macdonah moves out of range.
Macdonah tries to clinch up.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Macdonah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Macdonah lands a nice hook to Singh's body. Singh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Macdonah is looking to clinch but Singh is avoiding it.
Singh throws a series of punches but Macdonah avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Macdonah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Macdonah looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Macdonah cracks Singh with a good jab.
Singh throws a combination that misses
and Macdonah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Macdonah has Singh up against the cage in a clinch.
Macdonah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonah stalling in the clinch but Singh improves position.
Macdonah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singh's elbow.
Macdonah misses with some punches.
Macdonah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Macdonah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Singh tries to break free but Macdonah pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macdonah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Macdonah swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macdonah swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh is trying to break the clinch but Macdonah is controlling him.
Macdonah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Macdonah misses with some punches.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
Singh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Singh is trying to break the clinch but Macdonah is controlling him.
Singh is looking to break free of the clinch but Macdonah has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonah tries to stall but Singh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Macdonah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Macdonah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh can't break the clinch.
Macdonah is working Singh over against the cage.
Macdonah is trying to maintain a safe position but Singh gets an underhook and turns Macdonah into the cage.
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macdonah trying to stall but Singh improves his position.
Macdonah misses with a body punch.
Macdonah misses with a punch to the body.
Macdonah looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Macdonah misses with a body punch.
Macdonah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Singh wants to get back to striking at distance but Macdonah won't allow it.
Macdonah trying to control the position but instead, Singh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Macdonah into the cage.
Macdonah throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macdonah lands a body punch.
Singh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Macdonah will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Singh misses with the combination.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Macdonah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Singh takes one on the button.
It looks like Vijender Singh has been cut.
Singh misses with the combination.
Macdonah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Singh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macdonah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singh tries to bum rush Macdonah with a series of wild strikes but Macdonah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Macdonah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Singh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macdonah.
Singh walks into a straight right hand from Macdonah.
Singh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Macdonah counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macdonah drops his hands momentarily and Singh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vijender Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singh misses with the combination.
Macdonah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonah misses with an uppercut.
Macdonah thuds a left hand into Singh's body.
A shot to the liver by Macdonah. Beautiful body shot.
Singh misses with a combination
and Macdonah counters with a stiff right hand.
Macdonah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Singh is rocked!
A combination from Singh does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Macdonah! But no joy.
Oh Singh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Macdonah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Singh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macdonah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Macdonah moves in close and cracks Singh with a massive right hand! Singh, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Macdonah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Macdonah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Schweibert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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151 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Schweibert!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schweibert looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schweibert manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Schweibert wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Schweibert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Schweibert has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schweibert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Schweibert from improving his position.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson prevents Schweibert from improving his position.
Schweibert has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Schweibert defends the submission attempt.
Johnson is looking for submissions but instead, Schweibert has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schweibert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Schweibert.
Schweibert keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson won't allow Schweibert to sweep him here.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Schweibert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schweibert bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schweibert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schweibert manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schweibert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson working for a triangle but Schweibert defends it easily.
Schweibert wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Schweibert passes into side control.
Schweibert is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Schweibert thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Schweibert advances nicely into full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Schweibert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Schweibert will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Schweibert defends the submission attempt.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Schweibert is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schweibert manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweibert keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schweibert wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Schweibert has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Johnson manages to get his head free but now Schweibert has transitioned to an armbar! Johnson grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Schweibert! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Schweibert!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Audette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Audette!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Aldo passes Audette's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Audette is defending against the submission attempts here by Aldo.
Aldo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Audette really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Audette is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Audette has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aldo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Audette sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo seems to be looking for submissions.
Aldo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Audette tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Aldo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Aldo!
Our winner, Jose Aldo, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Macdonah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocco Macdonah!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macdonah gets tackled into the cage by Henderson. Henderson maintains the clinch.
Macdonah is trying to force a seperation but Henderson has the dominant position.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rocco Macdonah has been cut.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the temple.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macdonah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Macdonah struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Macdonah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Macdonah managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Macdonah managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Macdonah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Macdonah shrugs off.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Macdonah is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Macdonah struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Macdonah 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!
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Macdonah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Macdonah's defenses.
Henderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Macdonah struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Macdonah avoids the damage to the body.
Macdonah trying to control the position but instead, Henderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Macdonah into the cage.
Henderson stalling in the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Macdonah shrugs off.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Macdonah's face.
Macdonah wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Macdonah can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Macdonah is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Macdonah has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macdonah blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson slowing the pace effectively.
Macdonah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Macdonah's cut.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Macdonah.
Henderson gets a clinch.
Macdonah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Macdonah.
Macdonah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Henderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Macdonah tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson stalling against the cage.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Macdonah blocking some punches.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Macdonah misses with the head strike.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macdonah blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Macdonah's defenses.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Macdonah is blocking nicely.
Macdonah throws a head punch that misses.
Macdonah is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Macdonah blocks with his arms.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Macdonah wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Dan Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Macdonah wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the temple.
Macdonah avoids a wild elbow strike from Henderson.
Macdonah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Macdonah controls his hands.
Macdonah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Macdonah looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonah takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macdonah can do to turn this around?
Macdonah is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Macdonah has his back to the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Henderson slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Henderson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Macdonah's cut.
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!
Macdonah connects with a single shot there.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Macdonah looking to stall.
Macdonah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Macdonah tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henderson keeps control of Macdonah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macdonah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Macdonah taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Macdonah avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Macdonah tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Macdonah.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macdonah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Macdonah stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Macdonah managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
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.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macdonah managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macdonah is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Macdonah is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Macdonah into the cage.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Macdonah is blocking nicely.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Macdonah misses with the head strike.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macdonah tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonah tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Macdonah is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macdonah.
Macdonah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Henderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macdonah.
Macdonah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macdonah tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Macdonah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Macdonah is trying to stall.
Macdonah is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Henderson has denied him.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macdonah throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Macdonah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Macdonah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henderson slows down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Macdonah can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Dan Henderson!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Dan Henderson!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurogane Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Macdonah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Go to Sleep. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurogane Kawasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paddy Macdonah!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macdonah.
Kawasaki closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Macdonah out cold! Macdonah corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kurogane Kawasaki!
After the fight, Kurogane Kawasaki 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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