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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Dupuit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurogane Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawasaki has chosen Eminem - Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Kurogane Kawasaki looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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24
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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24
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Dupuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurogane Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dupuit counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kawasaki won't be happy with that.
Kawasaki is looking to regain half guard here but Dupuit keeps moving and retains side control.
Dupuit is looking to take a break and control but Kawasaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kawasaki is trying to escape the position but Dupuit is controlling the position.
Dupuit is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupuit has control of an arm but Kawasaki manages to advance to Dupuit's back!
Dupuit breaks Kawasaki's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dupuit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dupuit stands and throws Kawasaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupuit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dupuit works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dupuit moves into full mount!
Dupuit landing strikes from the mount and Kawasaki is in trouble!
Kawasaki is in a horrible position here. Dupuit smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dupuit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupuit is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Dupuit extends the arm and Kawasaki is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankie Dupuit!
Frankie Dupuit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Serenade. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
177 lbs
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173 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laranja lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Laranja thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Diaz is rocked!
It looks like Pedro Diaz has been cut.
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Laranja gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the ropes.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Laranja finish him?
Diaz tries to clinch there but Laranja circles away.
Laranja appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz wants to clinch up but Laranja keeps it at a distance.
Laranja closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Laranja tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Laranja drops back down to his feet.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Renato Laranja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Diaz.
Laranja goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diaz prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Laranja takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laranja's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Laranja enables Diaz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Laranja manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laranja is on top in guard.
Laranja chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz looks winded!
Laranja trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Laranja 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.
Laranja drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Laranja off! Laranja jumps back into Diaz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laranja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Laranja from controlling successfully.
Laranja stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Laranja throws an elbow but Diaz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Laranja is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja is putting a hurting on Diaz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Diaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Laranja has hold of Diaz's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Diaz tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Laranja cranks the arm and Diaz screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Diaz, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Renato Laranja!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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 London, Brian Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira fails with the takedown
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oliveira has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brian Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hudson Oliveira.
Adams lands an overhand right.
Adams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily
enabling Adams to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams cracks Oliveira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Adams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adams cracks Oliveira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Oliveira is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira misses with a double jab
and Adams scores with a counter punch that sends Oliveira to the canvas! Adams smells blood - he's punishing Oliveira with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Oliveira has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Adams!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishi Toshiyuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toshiyuki has chosen Fuck you as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tanishi Toshiyuki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toshiyuki just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Toshiyuki.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Toshiyuki saw that one coming.
Toshiyuki throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Toshiyuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith cracks Toshiyuki with a good jab.
It looks like Tanishi Toshiyuki has been cut.
Smith cracks Toshiyuki with a good jab.
Toshiyuki is rocked!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toshiyuki moves away.
Toshiyuki tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Toshiyuki has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Toshiyuki blocks an elbow strike.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toshiyuki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toshiyuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toshiyuki tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the ropes.
Toshiyuki seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Toshiyuki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Toshiyuki controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Toshiyuki.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Toshiyuki.
Toshiyuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Toshiyuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toshiyuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Toshiyuki blocks an uppercut.
Toshiyuki blocks the elbow strike.
Toshiyuki dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Toshiyuki wants to stall.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toshiyuki avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Toshiyuki letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toshiyuki's brow.
Toshiyuki blocks an uppercut.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Toshiyuki effectively controlling the action here.
Smith misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toshiyuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Billy Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toshiyuki throws a shot to the body.
Toshiyuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Toshiyuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toshiyuki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toshiyuki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toshiyuki thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands a head shot.
That has opened up Tanishi Toshiyuki's cut even more.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toshiyuki doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Smith has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toshiyuki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toshiyuki. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith cracks Toshiyuki with an open hand slap.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanishi Toshiyuki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
and Smith counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Toshiyuki! He's just covering up as Smith starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Smith!
Billy Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Tanishi Toshiyuki spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck u!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Cranial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Reddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reddish's choice of entrance music: Biting Elbows - Bad Motherfucker. Garrett Reddish acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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285 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Cranial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Reddish!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranial throws out a loose jab but Reddish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reddish connects with a leg kick. Cranial looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reddish lands a nice looking body kick.
Cranial scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Garrett Reddish has been cut.
Reddish on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cranial rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reddish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cranial tries to bum rush Reddish with a series of wild strikes but Reddish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cranial has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
Oooooh!!! Cranial has knocked Reddish down with a huge combo! Cranial steps away and waves a wobbly Reddish back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reddish ducks under a wild hook from Cranial.
A little jabbing left from Reddish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reddish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cranial's sensitive parts.
Von Cranial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranial. Reddish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Cranial. That snapped Reddish's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reddish manages to avoid it.
Reddish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cranial.
Cranial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cranial feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reddishs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cranial cracks Reddish with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cranial has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Reddish to stand back up!
Reddish is rocked!
Crack! Cranial connects with the perfect overhand right and Reddish falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Cranial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Giuliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Midget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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Powerful |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Giuliano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giuliano closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Midget to the mat! Midget manages to get full guard.
Midget looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Giuliano is defending well. Midget quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Giuliano has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Midget celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justin Midget!
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#R1#
Magnaron closes this distance looking for a takedown but O'Neil circles away.
O'Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magnaron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O'Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O'Neil misses with a body shot.
Cian O'Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O'Neil scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Magnaron with a poor takedown
and O'Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O'Neil throws a hook but Magnaron avoids it easily.
O'Neil with a jab.
Magnaron lands with an uppercut that bounces O'Neil off the ropes and back into range.
Magnaron moves out of range as O'Neil strikes.
O'Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnaron throws a body punch but O'Neil moves out of range. #T1#
Magnaron avoids the body shot from O'Neil.
O'Neil lands a jab.
Cian O'Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O'Neil swings for the body but Magnaron moves out of range.
O'Neil throws the left hand but Magnaron avoids the punch easily.
Magnaron tries to counter with a takedown but O'Neil is quick to defend against it.
Magnaron looks to land a right hand but O'Neil moved out of range.
Magnaron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from O'Neil. Magnaron does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from O'Neil. Magnaron does a little dance to reset his feet.
O'Neil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magnaron.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from O'Neil enables Magnaron to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. O'Neil manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Magnaron wants to control from the top but O'Neil keeps moving. #T2#
O'Neil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magnaron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O'Neil wants to stand up but Magnaron is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Magnaron stands and throws O'Neil's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnaron advances to mount. #T3#
Magnaron thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Magnaron misses with a head shot.
O'Neil tries to hold on but Magnaron pushes him away.
Magnaron 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.
O'Neil is squirming around, avoiding Magnaron's attempts to control the action.
O'Neil stops Magnaron from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. #SUB#
Magnaron working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. O'Neil turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Magnaron off and cradles O'Neil's limp body as Magnaron celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Von Magnaron!
The defeated Cian O'Neil had this to say: 'I'm done, fuck this sport.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michinori Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinori Aoki had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michinori Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Aoki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lesnar misses with a takedown
and Aoki counters with an outside leg kick.
Lesnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aoki counters with a head kick that drops Lesnar to the mat! Lesnar scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Michinori Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
An inside leg kick lands from Aoki.
Aoki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Aoki's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lesnar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki is looking to regain half guard here but Lesnar keeps moving and retains side control.
Lesnar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aoki to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Aoki is trying to get back to half guard.
Aoki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aoki tries to get out of the position.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lesnar is putting a hurting on Aoki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Aoki tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lesnar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lesnar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lesnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lesnar wants to control the pace but Aoki is squirming around nicely.
Aoki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lesnar controlling from mount.
Lesnar working Aoki over with strikes here.
Lesnar looking to control but Aoki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount.
Lesnar controlling his opponent.
Lesnar lands a big elbow.
Aoki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
Lesnar with good strikes from the mount here!
Lesnar looking to finish Aoki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aoki!
Lesnar has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aoki's face.
Lesnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lesnar wants to control the pace but Aoki is squirming around nicely.
Aoki tries to hold on but Lesnar postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki can't escape the position.
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.
Lesnar trying to control but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki tries to lock up and control but Lesnar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aoki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lesnar tries to control but Aoki wriggling away.
Lesnar working Aoki over with strikes here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Aoki.
Aoki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Aoki lands a shoulder strike.
Aoki drops Lesnar with a big knee straight up the middle! Lesnar is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt
and Aoki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lesnar really felt that one!
Aoki throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Lesnar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aoki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aoki.
An inside leg kick lands from Aoki.
Lesnar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aoki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lesnar's knee momentarily.
Michinori Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aoki. That's going to slow Lesnar down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lesnar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aoki.
Lesnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aoki counters with a flying knee that drops Lesnar! Aoki dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michinori Aoki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jagger Carreon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hwai Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carreon comes to the ring accompanied by The Hero!! - One Punch Man Opening Theme. Jagger Carreon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hwai Ja's chin.
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160 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jagger Carreon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwai Ja!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ja closes the distance but Carreon moves to the side
and Carreon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carreon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ja doesn't seem bothered though.
Ja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ja tries to clinch
enabling Carreon to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ja.
Carreon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ja throws a shot from downtown. Carreon moves away and avoids it.
Ja connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carreon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ja ducks right into an uppercut from Carreon.
Carreon looks to score with a jab to the body but Ja is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carreon misses with a two punch combination.
Ja gets a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Carreon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja lands a hook that snaps the head of Carreon backwards.
Ja blocking some punches.
Carreon manages to break the clinch.
Carreon checks the leg kick.
Ja misses with an uppercut
and Carreon counters with a series of strikes. Ja will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ja throws a shot from downtown. Carreon moves away and avoids it.
Carreon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ja manages to circle out of the way.
Ja tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Carreon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ja tries to clinch up but Carreon circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ja blocks a body shot from Carreon.
Carreon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Carreon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carreon prevents a body shot from Ja.
Carreon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carreon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ja has him pressed against the ropes.
Ja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Carreon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Carreon is trying to break the clinch but Ja has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Carreon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ja working aggressively here.
Ja misses with a punch on the inside.
Carreon struggles to land a body shot inside as Ja controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ja.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carreon breaks from the clinch.
Ja lunges at Carreon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carreon's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carreon lands with an uppercut that bounces Ja off the ropes and back into range.
Carreon looks to land a combination. Ja sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carreon ducks under a wild hook from Ja.
Carreon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carreon.
Nice defenses there by Ja.
Ja throws a leg kick which misses Carreon's front leg but catches the back leg as Carreon tries to avoid it.
Ja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ja has managed to clinch.
Ja lands with a light punch inside.
Ja missing with knees to the body.
Ja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carreon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Ja tenderised Carreon's leg. Carreon is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Carreon as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ja there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hwai Ja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Carreon.
Carreon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ja clinches up with Carreon and pushes him back against the ropes.
Carreon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Ja fails to land.
Carreon blocking some punches.
Carreon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ja tries to clinch
and Carreon counters with a straight right hand.
Ja is looking to slow Carreon down with leg kicks.
Oooooh!!! Carreon has knocked Ja down with a huge combo! Carreon steps away and waves a wobbly Ja back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ja is rocked!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jagger Carreon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ja is still on wobbly legs! Can Carreon finish him?
Ja tries to clinch but Carreon moves out of range.
Carreon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carreon sets himself, and Ja steps forward looking for the clinch! Carreon avoids it this time.
Ja seems to have recovered his senses.
Carreon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ja tries to clinch but Carreon is having none of it.
Ja throws a solid leg kick but Carreon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ja.
Carreon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jagger Carreon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carreon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carreon takes a swing at Ja's ribcage but misses.
Ja drops his hands for a split second and Carreon immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Ja face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Carreon follows up with a right hand that knocks Ja into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jagger Carreon!
Jagger Carreon retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Jagger Carreon 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Valkyrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner Valkyrie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Honda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conner Valkyrie!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valkyrie.
Honda misses with a takedown
and Valkyrie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Valkyrie does it's job there.
Honda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valkyrie.
Conner Valkyrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valkyrie looks to land a left hand but Honda moved out of range nicely.
Honda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valkyrie circles away.
Honda shoots in and drives through. Valkyrie sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoko Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Honda.
Valkyrie is letting Honda control him for a moment.
Honda grinds an elbow into Valkyrie's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valkyrie has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Honda are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Honda cracks Valkyrie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Honda content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Valkyrie is not content to let Honda control the position.
Honda in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Check out the look on Honda's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Honda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Honda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Honda remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda is looking to take a break and control but Valkyrie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Honda working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Valkyrie's face as Honda controls the position.
Honda working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valkyrie seems a little lost for a moment, as Honda dominates the positioning.
Honda cracks Valkyrie with a big elbow.
Honda taking a breather here.
Honda scores with a couple of short elbows.
Honda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Valkyrie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Honda is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Valkyrie's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honda advances to mount.
Valkyrie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Honda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Honda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valkyrie! But no joy.
Honda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valkyrie as he avoids it easily.
Valkyrie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honda.
Honda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valkyrie throws a hook but Honda avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Honda is defended easily by Valkyrie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoko Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Valkyrie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honda shoots in looking for a takedown but Valkyrie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Honda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valkyrie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valkyrie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Honda's hands.
Valkyrie just misses with a punch to the body.
Honda fails with the takedown
and Valkyrie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valkyrie lands an overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Valkyrie as he connects with a hook.
Honda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valkyrie counters with a big right hand! Oh Honda is in trouble here! Valkyrie follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conner Valkyrie!
Conner Valkyrie is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Conner Valkyrie 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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