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Pacio Fight Night 15 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kania Cup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slice might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 21. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kania Cup!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice lands a nice looking body shot.
Cup is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slice connects with a right hand. Cup shakes it off.
It looks like Kania Cup has been cut.
Cup throws a low kick, looking for Slice's leg but Slice calmly moves out of range.
Cup moves into range and clinches up with Slice.
Slice lands with a short shot to the head.
Slice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Slice.
Slice throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cup drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cup tries for a takedown. No joy.
Slice controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Slice on the inside.
Slice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cup's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cup is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cup jumps into guard, dragging Slice to the mat.
Cup is still in real trouble! Can Slice finish him?
Slice looking to pass the guard.
Slice sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cup seems to have recovered his senses.
Cup has his foot on Slice's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slice works his way back into a safe position though.
Cup keeping full guard, as Slice tries to pass.
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.
Cup not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cup is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slice is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Slice drives through and clinches with Cup against the cage.
Cup tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slice smiles and moves away.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kania Cup.
The crowd cheers as Slice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cup doesn't seem phased though.
Slice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cup doesn't seem bothered though.
Slice seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cup drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Slice drops Cup with a naaaaasty hook - Cup is in real trouble here! Slice dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Slice!
A victorious Kimbo Slice thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rowda Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rowda Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramsey shoots for a double leg takedown but Doe sprawls well. He's pushed Ramsey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramsey shoots in for a takedown but Doe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rowda Ramsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsey has his takedown stuffed
and Doe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Rowda Ramsey has been cut.
Doe looks to land a body kick but Ramsey moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doe counters with a good, hard body kick but Ramsey shrugs it off.
Doe keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramsey fails with the takedown
and Doe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey dives in and grabs Doe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doe pushes down on Ramsey's head and hops out.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Ramsey's head but Ramsey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramsey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doe throws out a counter right but Ramsey avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Ramsey does no damage.
Ramsey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Doe defends it nicely.
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.
Ramsey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramsey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Doe responds with a good body kick, but Ramsey manages to step out the way in time.
Ramsey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doe. That one must have hurt.
Doe misses with a hook
and Ramsey counters with a series of strikes. Doe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Doe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doe wants it to stay on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Doe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramsey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doe flicks out a counter leg kick but Ramsey steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe feints and then cracks Ramsey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramsey down.
Doe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doe looks to land a body kick but Ramsey moved away.
Ramsey is looking for a counter combo.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramsey fails with the takedown
enabling Doe to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramsey misses with a takedown attempt - Doe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little jabbing left from Doe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramsey shoots in for a double leg but Doe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey tries to clinch but Doe moves away
and Doe counters with a straight right hand.
Ramsey shoots and misses
and Doe counters with a nice body kick.
Ramsey is breathing heavily.
Ramsey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Doe counters with a crisp right that sends Ramsey to the canvas! Doe follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Doe!
After the fight, John Doe 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Saitou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saitou has chosen XENO as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Takumi Takeshi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takumi Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Saitou!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saitou wants to clinch
and Takeshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saitou doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takeshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saitou has his takedown stuffed
and Takeshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saitou takes one to the chin there.
Saitou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saitou clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Takeshi.
Takeshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeshi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saitou can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Takeshi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Takeshi lands a hook that snaps the head of Saitou backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saitou wants to get back to striking at distance but Takeshi won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saitou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saitou gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Takeshi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takumi Takeshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Saitou.
A punch lands to the side of Saitou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saitou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takeshi Saitou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saitou doesn't manage to clinch there - Takeshi circles away.
Saitou shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takeshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saitou stuffs the takedown attempt from Takeshi. Takeshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Takeshi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitou gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Takeshi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saitou darts in trying to clinch
and Takeshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saitou fails with the takedown
letting Takeshi counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saitou rushes Takeshi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Takeshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takeshi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick by Saitou misses
enabling Takeshi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Takeshi.
Takeshi shoots in for a takedown but Saitou shows good takedown defense.
Saitou shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Saitou was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Saitou looks winded!
Takeshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takeshi can't do much from the bottom here.
What's Takeshi going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Saitou tries for a kimura but Takeshi is defending well.
Saitou wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Takeshi, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
An elbow from Saitou crashes against the mat.
Takeshi struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeshi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Saitou.
Takeshi is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Saitou wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Takeshi, who protects the arm well.
Saitou working the body and head with strikes.
Who's going to make the next move?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saitou is trying to get an arm triangle but Takeshi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Takeshi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saitou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takeshi is fending him off so far but Saitou persists. Nope, Takeshi circles away and we're back to standing.
Takeshi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saitou with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Takeshi counter with a right hand.
Takeshi cracks Saitou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Takeshi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Saitou to the ground. Takeshi is now in Saitou's guard.
Saitou wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Takeshi manages to pass to side control.
Takeshi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saitou blocking the ground and pound attempt from Takeshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takeshi is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Takeshi seems content to control.
Takeshi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Saitou defends it well.
Takeshi decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Saitou shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takeshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Takumi Takeshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Saitou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saitou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saitou misses with a takedown
and Takeshi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takeshi Saitou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saitou is breathing heavily.
Takeshi connects with a body shot.
Takeshi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Saitou tries to kick Takeshi off in order to stand up. Takeshi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saitou looks to move to half guard but instead Takeshi has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitou is just holding on here. Takeshi manages to take his back.
Takeshi looking for the choke but no joy.
Takeshi controlling the position well here. Saitou rolled but Takeshi kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Takeshi avoiding Saitou 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi looking for the RNC.
Saitou wants to control his opponent's hands but Takeshi gets his hands free.
Saitou is trying to get back to his feet but Takeshi has full control of the position and if anything, Saitou has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Saitou tries to break free.
Takeshi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Saitou won't enjoy being in this position. Takeshi looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Saitou is tapping - it's over boys! Takeshi picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Takumi Takeshi!
Takumi Takeshi very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khai Sius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khai Sius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fiji Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sius wants to stay close but Nakamura steps back to make room for something. Sius seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Nakamura and Sius drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fiji Nakamura!
Fiji Nakamura got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Puka Kupa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Sublime Paralytic has chosen Chop Suey as his entrance music. Puka Kupa looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Puka Kupa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Sublime Paralytic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kupa looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The Sublime Paralytic drops Kupa with a beautiful combination! Kupa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - The Sublime Paralytic is looking for the KO!
Kupa is rocked!
The Sublime Paralytic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kupa walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Kupa limp body while The Sublime Paralytic jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic!
A very excited looking Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roldan Sangchaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maki Kamiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maki Kamiya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roldan Sangchaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Kamiya!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamiya tries to keep at a distance but Sangchaan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sangchaan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kamiya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sangchaan pushes Kamiya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamiya throws an elbow that misses.
Sangchaan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kamiya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sangchaan is defending well for now.
Sangchaan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sangchaan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kamiya looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sangchaan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kamiya, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Kamiya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kamiya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sangchaan has time to react.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kamiya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamiya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sangchaan's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya scoring well with a low kick there.
Kamiya throws a head kick that half lands.
Sangchaan is rocked!
Sangchaan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kamiya gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sangchaan is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maki Kamiya!
A less than humble Maki Kamiya misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Elkoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aakurabs Nyatok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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26
195 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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, Bartek Elkoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aakurabs Nyatok!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkoski keeps Nyatok at a distance using the push kick.
Elkoski throws a series of punches but Nyatok avoids them all with ease.
Nyatok is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Elkoski Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Nyatok is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bartek Elkoski!
A very excited looking Bartek Elkoski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Fifka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khon Kaen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Morbid Angel - Where the Slime Live kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Khon Kaen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alvin Fifka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khon Kaen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fifka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fifka is keen to just control but Kaen is a slippery customer.
Kaen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fifka pulls his head out easily.
Fifka wants to control but Kaen is keeping him busy.
Kaen wants to control but Fifka is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fifka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaen defending well though.
Kaen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kaen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kaen is looking for a sweep. Fifka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kaen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kaen trying to control from the bottom.
Fifka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kaen looking for submissions off his back.
Kaen trying to control from the bottom.
Fifka is stalling here. Kaen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fifka seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kaen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fifka is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kaen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kaen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fifka is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fifka is trying to control but can't.
Fifka is trying to stand up here but Kaen is controlling him well.
Kaen wants to pass the guard but Fifka is defending well.
Kaen stalling.
Fifka trying to control but Kaen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kaen trying to pass the guard but Fifka defending well.
Fifka is trying to maintain the position but Kaen is very close to passing his half guard.
Fifka is looking to get back to is feet but Kaen passes into side control.
Kaen advances to mount.
Kaen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fifka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kaen goes for an armbar but Fifka turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fifka.
Fifka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kaen trying to control the position.
Fifka wants to control from the top but Kaen keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kaen wants to pass the guard but Fifka is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khon Kaen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fifka closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Kaen.
Fifka is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kaen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fifka to the mat. Fifka regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fifka uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kaen gets a double leg takedown into Fifka's guard.
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!
Kaen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fifka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fifka working a defensive guard here.
Kaen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fifka is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kaen, into his guard.
Fifka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fifka postures up in Kaen's guard and throws a big left but Kaen blocks it.
Kaen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kaen is looking to advance position but Fifka won't allow it.
Fifka is trying to control but Kaen manages to pass to mount!
Fifka bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kaen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaen wants to sweep here but Fifka controlling him for the moment.
Kaen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kaen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fifka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fifka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fifka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaen keeping moving, preventing Fifka from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fifka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fifka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kaen is trying to keep Fifka in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fifka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fifka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fifka trying to control but Kaen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaen is on top in guard.
Kaen drops back looking for a leg! Fifka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fifka manages to kick Kaen off! Kaen jumps back into Fifka's guard.
Fifka looking for a guillotine here but Kaen defends easily.
Fifka working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fifka keeping full guard, as Kaen tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khon Kaen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kaen moves into the clinch.
Kaen has Fifka pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kaen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fifka tumbling to the mat - Kaen dives into Fifka's guard.
Fifka wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kaen manages to pass to side control.
Kaen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaen is taking a breather. Fifka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fifka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kaen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaen wants to control but Fifka is keeping him busy.
Fifka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kaen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fifka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fifka tries to get to full guard but Kaen has control of the leg.
Kaen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kaen is looking to take a break and control but Fifka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fifka wants to control the action here but instead Kaen manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaen looking to secure an arm triangle but Fifka defends it well.
Kaen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fifka has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fifka!
Fifka trying to control but Kaen is working from the bottom.
Kaen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fifka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fifka is looking to take a break and control but Kaen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khon Kaen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaen is positioning himself well to prevent Fifka advancing to mount.
Kaen is looking to improve his position.
Khon Kaen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fifka wants to take a breather but Kaen is having none of it.
Kaen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fifka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kaen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fifka is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kaen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kaen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fifka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaen is adopting a defensive guard.
Alvin Fifka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Let's hope that Kaen 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khon Kaen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kaen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khon Kaen!
A relieved looking Khon Kaen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mega Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine. This should be fireworks!
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41
157 lbs
26 - 10 - 1 |
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25
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mega Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama stuffs the takedown.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Funkyama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A quick step to the side and Funkyama tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mega Funkyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johnson.
Funkyama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Funkyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like John Johnson has been cut.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Funkyama darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Funkyama is trying to trip Johnson. He has hold of a leg but Johnson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Funkyama persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Funkyama passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Funkyama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Funkyama is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Funkyama is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Funkyama to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Funkyama scores with a couple of nice shots.
Funkyama seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Funkyama 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.
Johnson tries to roll over but Funkyama keeps him under control.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Funkyama 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. Johnson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Funkyama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mega Funkyama!
Our winner, Mega Funkyama, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fight For Your Right To Party kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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19
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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35
179 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Matsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yauch thuds a left hand into Matsumoto's body.
Matsumoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yauch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matsumoto with a body shot.
Matsumoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Matsumoto digs a good hook to Yauch's body.
Matsumoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matsumoto throws a series of punches but Yauch avoids them all with ease.
Matsumoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yauch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yauch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yauch lands with a hook. Matsumoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yauch avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
Yauch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yauch misses with a hook. Matsumoto ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Matsumoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch throws a jab when Matsumoto was well out of range.
Yauch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yauch misses the body punch
and Matsumoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yauch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matsumoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matsumoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yauch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matsumoto scrambles back to his feet.
Adam Yauch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yauch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsumoto manages to avoid it.
Matsumoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yauch throws a hook but Matsumoto avoids it easily.
Yauch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matsumoto's sensitive parts.
Matsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Yauch is just out of range.
Matsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Yauch is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsumoto to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yauch misses with a two punch combination.
Matsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yauch moves away.
A head kick from Yauch lands but Matsumoto takes it in his stride.
Yauch misses with a right hand
and Matsumoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yauch misses the jab.
Matsumoto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matsumoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yauch.
Yauch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matsumoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yauch.
Yauch lands a big head kick that sends Matsumoto tumbling to the mat! Yauch takes a step backwards and waves Matsumoto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Matsumoto is rocked!
It looks like Ikuhisa Matsumoto has been cut.
Yauch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Matsumoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsumoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Yauch misses with a body punch
and Matsumoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yauch swings for the body but Matsumoto moves out of range.
Yauch takes a swing at Matsumoto's ribcage but misses.
Matsumoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yauch misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsumoto misses the target.
Yauch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yauch connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Matsumoto! He's out on his feet! Yauch rushes in and drops Matsumoto with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Yauch!
Adam Yauch is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Adam Yauch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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