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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Plouman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman moves into the clinch.
Plouman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doe misses with a punch on the inside.
Plouman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plouman misses with some punches.
Doe tries to circle away but Plouman has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plouman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Plouman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plouman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doe tries to pull guard but Plouman holds him up against the cage and eventually Doe drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Plouman.
Doe tries to land a knee to the head but Plouman blocks with his arms.
Plouman misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plouman.
Plouman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Plouman prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.
Plouman lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Plouman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Plouman.
Doe blocking some punches.
Plouman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Lucas Plouman has been cut.
Plouman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doe blocks a body shot from Plouman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Doe is rocked!
Doe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plouman pushes Doe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plouman.
Plouman has Doe pressed against the cage, preventing Doe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Plouman is pressed up against the cage. Doe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plouman down to the mat. Plouman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lucas Plouman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plouman lands a jab to Doe's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plouman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Plouman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
Doe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plouman avoids it.
Plouman lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Oh Doe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plouman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plouman throws a head punch that misses.
Doe seems to have got his legs back now.
Plouman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Plouman.
Plouman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doe has been working on his balance at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Plouman.
Plouman lands a body shot.
Doe takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plouman.
Doe takes a shot to the head.
Plouman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Plouman lands with a right to the head.
Plouman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Doe tries to circle away but Plouman has him pinned against the cage.
Plouman creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Doe with a big uppercut! Doe tries to clinch up but Plouman pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Doe to the mat! Doe covers up and Plouman unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Plouman!
After the big win, Lucas Plouman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Em (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Aoki's choice of entrance music: Baka Survivor. 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
6 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Em!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Em.
A combination from Em does no damage.
Aoki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Em swinging wildly here.
Em misses with a series of wild punches.
Em throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Em misses.
Aoki with the counter takedown but Em avoids it easily.
Em throws a nice looking combination but Aoki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aoki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Em throws a nice looking combination but Aoki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aoki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Em.
Boris Em seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Em enables Aoki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Em manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki works over Em with some ground and pound from guard.
Aoki advances to half guard.
Em avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aoki.
Aoki is working for a submission of some sort.
Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Em is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Em's coaches at Cozad MMA Tokyo have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Em wants to get back to his feet.
Aoki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Aoki lands strikes from half guard.
Aoki working Em over with strikes.
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.
Aoki is looking to advance position but Em won't allow it.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aoki lands a nice short elbow.
Em wants to get back to his feet.
Aoki controlling the pace.
Em tries to kick Aoki off but Aoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aoki is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Em is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aoki Aoki!
A victorious Aoki Aoki 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 Maki Kamiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myke Toifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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132 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Kamiya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Myke Toifer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toifer shoots in looking for a takedown but Kamiya manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toifer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kamiya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toifer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kamiya can pounce on him.
Toifer shoots for a double leg takedown but Kamiya sprawls well. He's pushed Toifer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toifer shoots in for a takedown but Kamiya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maki Kamiya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myke Toifer.
Toifer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a leg kick which misses Toifer's front leg but catches the back leg as Toifer tries to avoid it.
Kamiya has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
Toifer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamiya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maki Kamiya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamiya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Kamiya. That snapped Toifer's head back.
Kamiya throws a series of strikes that have Toifer backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamiya.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kamiya. Toifer shrugs it off though.
Kamiya scores with a push kick.
Kamiya moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kamiya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Toifer takes a step back to recover.
Maki Kamiya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamiya scoring well with a low kick there.
Kamiya lands the left hand.
Kamiya lands a nice looking body kick.
Toifer looks winded!
Kamiya scores with a nice head shot.
Kamiya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Toifer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kamiya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Toifer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kamiya - the referee stops the clock and Toifer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kamiya. Toifer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Crunch! Kamiya slams his shin into Toifer's torso.
Decent striking displayed by Kamiya there.
Toifer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toifer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kamiya tests Toifer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toifer is rocked!
A head kick by Kamiya - that's a beauty! Toifer is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Kamiya can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maki Kamiya!
After the fight, Maki Kamiya 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shin Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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32
180 lbs
13 - 26 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Erschov misses with a strike from the bottom.
Erschov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Murakami easily slips into full mount!
Erschov gets back to half guard.
Murakami is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Erschov defends it well.
Erschov looking for submissions off his back.
Erschov wants to improve his position but Murakami is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erschov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Erschov is pressing down on Murakami's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami trying to control the position from guard on top but Erschov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erschov has his foot on Murakami's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murakami works his way back into a safe position though.
Erschov keeping moving, preventing Murakami from controlling successfully.
Erschov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murakami is aware though and is defending well.
Erschov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Erschov has his foot on Murakami's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murakami works his way back into a safe position though.
Erschov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Murakami rolls with it to try and escape but Erschov cranks on the arm and Murakami is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexei Erschov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Ilmarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brixton Massive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asko Ilmarinen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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280 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
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Asko Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brixton Massive!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Massive clinches up with Ilmarinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Ilmarinen manages to break the clinch.
Massive dives in for a single leg takedown but Ilmarinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Massive looks to move away, Ilmarinen throws a big counter combo but Massive just gets out of the way.
Massive fails with the takedown
and Ilmarinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ilmarinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ilmarinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Massive kicks Ilmarinen off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilmarinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Massive, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Asko Ilmarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brixton Massive.
Massive shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ilmarinen pinned against the cage. Ilmarinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massive gets tackled into the cage by Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen maintains the clinch.
Massive tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ilmarinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Massive is trying to pull guard but Ilmarinen has him pressed against the cage.
Ilmarinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Massive throws a nice looking combination but Ilmarinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ilmarinen is looking for a counter combo.
Ilmarinen throws the kick towards the body but Massive avoids it.
Ilmarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ilmarinen darts in and clinches Massive up against the cage.
Ilmarinen misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massive wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Ilmarinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ilmarinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ilmarinen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ilmarinen has Massive pressed against the cage, preventing Massive from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ilmarinen manages to break the clinch.
Ilmarinen misses with a head kick.
Ilmarinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ilmarinen tries to keep at a distance but Massive has taken the fight into the clinch.
Massive fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Massive jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ilmarinen walks away with a smile on his face. Massive gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Massive blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ilmarinen.
Nice strikes from Ilmarinen there.
Ilmarinen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ilmarinen controlling his opponent.
Ilmarinen manages to capitalize on a mistake by Massive to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massive trying to control the hands but Ilmarinen won't let him.
Ilmarinen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Massive.
Ilmarinen 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.
Massive prevents Ilmarinen from getting a body triangle.
Massive covering up well under a series of strikes from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Ilmarinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Massive darts in looking for a takedown but Ilmarinen gets double underhooks and turns Massive into the cage.
Ilmarinen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Massive to the mat! Massive manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen passes into half guard.
Ilmarinen slows the pace down in half guard.
Asko Ilmarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Massive avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ilmarinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Massive really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ilmarinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ilmarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Massive defending well though.
Ilmarinen is looking for a kimura but Massive is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ilmarinen to get the leverage.
Massive wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massive is trying to stand.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Massive keeps working.
Ilmarinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ilmarinen controlling the action here.
Ilmarinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilmarinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Massive's head.
Ilmarinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Massive has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ilmarinen winds up and cracks Massive with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Massive trying to get back to full guard but Ilmarinen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ilmarinen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Massive can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ilmarinen controlling the position easily from mount.
Massive is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Ilmarinen locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Massive is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Asko Ilmarinen!
Asko Ilmarinen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadashi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baal Thackeray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baal Thackeray will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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216 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadashi Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baal Thackeray!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thackeray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Baal Thackeray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thackeray throws a one two combo.
Thackeray misses with a jab to the body
and Watanabe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thackeray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thackeray throws a right hand that misses
so Watanabe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Watanabe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watanabe with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thackeray can't do much from the bottom here.
Thackeray is being controlled here.
Watanabe is putting a hurting on Thackeray here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thackeray taking punishment in the form of punches.
Watanabe working the ground and pound.
Watanabe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Watanabe working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Watanabe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Watanabe lands a nice forearm strike.
Watanabe looks up at the clock and then as Thackeray takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Watanabe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thackeray taking a bit of punishment here - Watanabe scoring with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Thackeray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watanabe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watanabe landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Thackeray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Watanabe decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Thackeray throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Watanabe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thackeray!
Watanabe stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Thackeray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Watanabe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thackeray throws a body punch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Watanabe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe cracks a nice hook into Thackeray's ribs.
Watanabe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watanabe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thackeray.
Thackeray thows a leg kick but Watanabe checks it
and Watanabe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Watanabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thackeray wants to hit a switch here but Watanabe passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thackeray there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watanabe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thackeray tries to lock up and control but Watanabe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watanabe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thackeray is trying desperately to improve position.
Thackeray wants to hold on but Watanabe pushes him away.
Watanabe controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Watanabe with the ground and pound from mount.
Thackeray is rocked!
Watanabe controlling from mount.
Thackeray is still in real trouble! Can Watanabe finish him?
Thackeray tries to hold on but Watanabe postures up.
Thackeray seems to have recovered his senses.
Watanabe landing punches.
Watanabe controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thackeray hang on?
Watanabe controlling from mount.
Watanabe landing shots from mount.
Watanabe content just to control the position here.
Thackeray wants to hold on but Watanabe pushes him away.
Watanabe content just to control the position here.
Watanabe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thackeray is working to get back to half guard.
Watanabe content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadashi Watanabe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watanabe throws a hook to the side of Thackeray's head but Thackeray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thackeray fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watanabe checks it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Watanabe misses the target.
Thackeray misses with a body kick.
Watanabe moves out of range of the body kick.
Thackeray gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Watanabe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thackeray won't be happy with that.
Watanabe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Watanabe has control of an arm but Thackeray manages to advance to Watanabe's back!
Watanabe rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Watanabe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watanabe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thackeray decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Watanabe lands a nice shot to the body.
Watanabe throws out a powerful jab.
Thackeray tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watanabe is able to avoid easily.
Thackeray tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thackeray throws a leg kick that is checked
so Watanabe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe is stalling in the full guard.
Thackeray looking to control.
Watanabe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tadashi Watanabe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Watanabe.
Thackeray looking to control but Watanabe passes into half guard.
Watanabe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Thackeray is looking to control Watanabe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thackeray avoid being mounted?
Watanabe not doing much here.
Thackeray wants to sweep but Watanabe has passed to side control!
Watanabe is putting a hurting on Thackeray here, landing some big shots from side control.
Watanabe controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thackeray is looking to regain half guard here but Watanabe keeps moving and retains side control.
Watanabe working the head with strikes.
Watanabe stands up.
A low kick from Thackeray misses
and Watanabe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thackeray can't keep his opponent in guard - Watanabe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watanabe lands a nice short elbow.
Watanabe working the head and body with strikes.
Watanabe lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thackeray trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Watanabe manages to pass to mount!
Watanabe controlling from mount.
Watanabe with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe content just to control the position here.
Watanabe breaks from Thackeray's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Watanabe lands a big shot there that rocks Thackeray but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Thackeray scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Watanabe land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Watanabe stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tadashi Watanabe!
Tadashi Watanabe decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Theron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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167 lbs
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165 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Theron!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theron misses with an uppercut
and Craven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craven closes the distance and clinches.
Craven drags the fight down to the ground.
Theron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Theron stopping the sweep attempt from Craven.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Theron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Theron stopping the sweep attempt from Craven.
Theron wants to pass the guard but Craven is keeping the position.
Craven looking for a sweep. Not yet Craven, not yet.
Craven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Theron manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Craven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Craven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Theron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Craven trying to control the position from guard on top but Theron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craven definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Theron is on top in guard.
Theron with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Theron wants to control from the top but Craven keeps moving.
Theron throws a big right hand that misses.
Craven controls Theron momentarily but Theron frees himself.
Craven pulls Theron in to control the position.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Theron from controlling successfully.
Theron sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Craven's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven tries to get to full guard but Theron has control of the leg.
Theron working over Craven with some ground and pound. Craven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Craven trying to control from the bottom.
Theron prevents Craven from improving his position.
Theron not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Craven wants to get back to full guard.
Craven is looking to control Theron's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Craven avoid being mounted?
Craven makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Craven.
Theron wants to pass the guard but Craven is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theron throwing strikes but missing.
Craven is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Theron trying to control the position from guard on top but Craven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craven has momentary wrist control but Theron slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Craven is on top in guard.
Craven wants to pass the guard but Theron is keeping the position.
Theron is pulling down on Craven's head. It's preventing any offense from Craven, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven looking to pass the guard.
Craven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Theron looking to control.
Theron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Craven is one step ahead there.
Theron keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
Craven is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Craven sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Theron's guard.
Craven wants to pass the guard but Theron is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Craven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Theron was covering up waiting for the punch and Craven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Theron controls Craven momentarily but Craven frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craven trying to control the position from guard on top but Theron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Theron trying to keep a closed guard but Craven is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theron wants to sweep here but Craven controlling him for the moment.
Theron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven tries to free his leg and advance position but Theron is retaining full guard.
Theron can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Craven controls the pace.
Craven stopping the sweep attempt from Theron.
Theron keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Craven instigates a clinch.
Craven lands a nice uppercut.
Theron goes for a takedown attempt but Craven pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Craven closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Theron quickly recovers to half guard.
Craven tries to pass to full mount but Theron defends it.
Craven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven trying to control the action but Theron is working from the bottom.
Craven is working for a kimura but Theron is defending it quite comfortably.
Theron keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Theron wants to control but Craven is keeping busy.
Theron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Craven's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Craven's back!
Theron working for the choke.
Craven tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theron tries to get the hooks in deep but Craven pushed the leg off.
Theron connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Craven to escape the position.
Craven manages to reverse the position and now he's in Theron's guard. Nice work there by Craven.
Theron is trying to keep Craven in close.
Craven wants to control from the top but Theron keeps moving.
Theron working a defensive guard here.
Craven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Theron is pulling down on Craven's head. It's preventing any offense from Craven, at least for the moment.
Theron wants to sweep here but Craven controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theron looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Theron is trying to control the position but Craven postures up.
Craven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Theron is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Craven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Theron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Craven manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Theron trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Theron stopping the sweep attempt from Craven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Craven tries to close the distance and clinch but Theron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craven moves in looking to clinch but Theron pushes him off.
Theron takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Craven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Craven takes the fight into the clinch.
Craven tightens his grip and picks Theron up, before dumping him to the ground. Theron manages to land in guard.
Theron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Craven.
Destin Craven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Theron working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Craven doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Craven manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Theron is trying to keep Craven in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven wants to control from the top but Theron keeps moving.
Theron is trying to keep Craven in close.
Theron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Craven is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Theron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Theron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Theron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Craven tries to free his leg and advance position but Theron is retaining full guard.
Craven postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Theron holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Craven moves into range and connects with a jab.
Theron throws a jab but it's blocked by Craven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Theron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Craven finds it's way round the side to connect with Theron's head.
Craven drives through with a takedown into guard.
Theron is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Craven defends well.
Craven wants to control from the top but Theron keeps moving.
Theron is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Craven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Theron keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven won't allow Theron to sweep him here.
Theron has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Destin Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Craven slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Theron keeping full guard, as Craven tries to pass.
Craven sitting in guard here, content to control.
Craven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Theron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Craven is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Craven pushes Theron up against the cage in a clinch.
Theron is trying to drag Craven to the mat but Craven just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Theron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Theron fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Craven presses Theron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craven.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Theron fails to pull guard.
Destin Craven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Theron.
Craven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Theron.
Charlie Theron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Theron misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Destin Craven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Craven has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destin Craven!
Destin Craven decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Kovacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekis has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Walter Kovacs has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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50
213 lbs
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34
210 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rekis!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekis keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovacs clinches with his opponent.
Kovacs tries to land a knee to the head but Rekis blocks with his arms.
Rekis has Kovacs pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rekis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kovacs tumbling to the mat - Rekis dives into Kovacs's guard.
Rekis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rekis stops Kovacs from standing up.
Kovacs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rekis wants to pass the guard but Kovacs is keeping the position.
Rekis advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs pushes Rekis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rekis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rekis is trying to get an arm triangle but Kovacs is defending well.
Rekis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kovacs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kovacs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rekis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rekis 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 Kovacs's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kovacs's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Rekis taking a break here but Kovacs is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovacs is in trouble now - Rekis has advanced to mount!
Rekis lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rekis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rekis scoring with strikes but Kovacs is staying in there.
Kovacs is rocked!
Rekis postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Kovacs is out cold - huge knockout for Rekis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Rekis!
John Rekis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mansour Barnaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes into the arena with Flume - Smoke & Retribution (Ekali Remix) blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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164 lbs
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27
167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mansour Barnaoui!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnaoui blocks a jab.
Pott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnaoui.
Pott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnaoui cracks Pott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barnaoui.
Pott tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnaoui wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pott being controlled for a moment.
Pott wants to control but Barnaoui postures up.
Pott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnaoui controls the position from side control.
Barnaoui wants to take a breather but Pott manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Barnaoui.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pott is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pott wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnaoui wants to control from the top but Pott keeps moving.
Barnaoui controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barnaoui makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pott is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnaoui forces his way into half guard.
Pott wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pott is in trouble now - Barnaoui has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pott regains half guard.
Pott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnaoui on the ground.
Barnaoui is looking to take a break and control but Pott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnaoui looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pott trying to control from the bottom.
Pott is looking to improve his position.
Barnaoui is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnaoui seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui trying to control the action but Pott is working from the bottom.
Pott is looking to improve his position.
Barnaoui is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barnaoui is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pott gets back to full guard.
Barnaoui sitting in guard, not really doing much.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Barnaoui working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pott looking for a sweep. Not yet Pott, not yet.
Pott controls Barnaoui momentarily but Barnaoui frees himself.
Barnaoui controlling from the top position.
Barnaoui drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barnaoui jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnaoui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnaoui is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jack Pott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pott misses with a hook.
Barnaoui catches Pott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnaoui moves out of range as Pott strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mansour Barnaoui dominated that round.
That's time! Pott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pott leaves Barnaoui with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jack Pott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pott tries to clinch up.
Barnaoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnaoui, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnaoui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnaoui tries to break free but Pott pushes him back against the cage.
Pott misses with a body punch.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott tries a body shot but Barnaoui blocks it.
Pott tries a body shot but Barnaoui blocks it.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnaoui blocks a body shot from Pott.
Barnaoui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pott working aggressively here.
Barnaoui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Pott.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott tries to throw a body punch but Barnaoui avoids it by throwing Pott back against the cage.
Barnaoui breaks the clinch.
Pott misses with a hook.
Pott lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnaoui off the cage and back into range.
Pott wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott misses with a hook.
Barnaoui jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pott lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnaoui prevents a body shot from Pott.
Pott pushes Barnaoui back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Pott.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnaoui tries for a takedown but Pott manages to get underhooks.
Barnaoui blocks an uppercut.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Barnaoui.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pott misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
Pott lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Pott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnaoui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnaoui uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Barnaoui's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pott.
Pott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnaoui's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnaoui controls his hands.
Pott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnaoui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnaoui lands a takedown into guard.
Barnaoui seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pott keeping moving, preventing Barnaoui from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pott trying to keep a closed guard but Barnaoui is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Pott dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnaoui moves out of range as Pott strikes.
Barnaoui feints the counter takedown.
Barnaoui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnaoui cracks Pott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnaoui feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pott is trying to keep Barnaoui in close.
Barnaoui is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnaoui looking to pass the guard.
Barnaoui passes Pott's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaoui scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pott is looking to control Barnaoui's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pott avoid being mounted?
Well, if Barnaoui is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott wants to control the action here but instead Barnaoui manages to pass to full mount!
Pott slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barnaoui stalling.
Pott trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Barnaoui manages to pass to mount!
Barnaoui lands a big elbow.
Pott can't escape the position.
Pott tries to hold on but Barnaoui postures up.
Barnaoui tries to control but Pott wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barnaoui trying to mount his opponent but Pott defends it.
Barnaoui sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barnaoui is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barnaoui prevents Pott from improving his position.
Barnaoui seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott trying to control but Barnaoui postures up.
Pott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnaoui seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pott is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnaoui scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pott gets back to full guard.
Pott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pott keeping full guard, as Barnaoui tries to pass.
Pott is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pott wants to reverse the position here. Barnaoui has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Pott is forced to tap! Pott looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mansour Barnaoui!
Mansour Barnaoui is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Finlay Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolores Doremus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Finlay Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolores Doremus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow slips under a jab from Doremus.
A lazy left from Darrow finds it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Darrow as Doremus shoots in.
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow.
Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doremus, pushing him back against the cage.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doremus.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doremus is working for takedown but Darrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolores Doremus.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow gets underhooks to prevent Doremus's takedown attempt.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Doremus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow gets through Doremus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doremus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Darrow pushes Doremus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doremus has Darrow pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Doremus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Darrow tumbling to the mat - Doremus dives into Darrow's guard.
Darrow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Doremus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doremus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darrow controls Doremus momentarily but Doremus frees himself.
Doremus throws an elbow that misses. Darrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doremus's guard. Nice move by Darrow!
Doremus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Darrow defends it easily.
Doremus has his foot on Darrow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Darrow works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Darrow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doremus's guard.
Doremus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Doremus looking for submissions off his back.
Doremus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darrow pulls his head out easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doremus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Darrow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doremus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darrow has managed to get both his arms back between Doremus's legs - danger averted.
Doremus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Darrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Darrow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doremus's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doremus wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Doremus.
Doremus is trying to improve his position.
Doremus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Darrow's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doremus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darrow pulls his head out easily.
Darrow moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Doremus.
Doremus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow taking a breather here.
We've been hearing good reports from Darrow's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Doremus tries to bench press Darrow off him but Darrow keeps the position.
Darrow staying calm.
Doremus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darrow trying to control the action but Doremus is working from the bottom.
Darrow tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Doremus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Doremus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Darrow swivels and escapes.
Doremus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
A jab from Darrow does it's job there.
Doremus shoots in for a takedown but Darrow shows good takedown defense.
Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolores Doremus.
Darrow throws a head kick that Doremus semi-blocks.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doremus. That did some damage!
Doremus slips under a jab from Darrow.
Darrow lands a big head kick that sends Doremus tumbling to the mat! Darrow takes a step backwards and waves Doremus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Doremus is rocked!
It looks like Dolores Doremus has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darrow.
Doremus is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Doremus walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Darrow swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Finlay Darrow!
Finlay Darrow is the new bantamweight champion!
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