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Pulse 62 - Li vs The Refugee PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Serenade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Paul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paul cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Paul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Paul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paul thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Paul, which made it look bad.
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lance Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Diaz.
Diaz wants to clinch
and Paul counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paul works the jab nicely.
That kick from Paul tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Paul counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paul darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paul sprawls well. Paul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paul can pounce on him.
Decent striking displayed by Paul there.
Paul throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Paul paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Paul gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
Paul sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paul with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Paul.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
letting Paul counter with a right hand.
Paul scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Paul as Diaz shoots in.
Diaz looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Paul counters with a straight right hand.
Paul is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paul lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
It looks like Paul has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Good exchange - Paul coming out on top.
Paul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheers as Paul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz is rocked!
Paul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Paul finish him?
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paul connects with a nice looking jab.
Paul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Paul closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Diaz! Paul dives in looking to finish! Diaz is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Paul!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between on no (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daken Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). on no has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, on no!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daken Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
no takes the fight into the clinch.
no works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
no postures up and lands a big shot to Nakamura's brow.
no missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
no tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakamura is retaining full guard.
no throwing strikes from guard but Nakamura blocks nicely.
no is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nakamura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
no definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
no 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.
no cracks Nakamura with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
no trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nakamura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
no throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
no throwing strikes from guard but Nakamura blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no pushing down on Nakamura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
no looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nakamura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
no winds up and cracks Nakamura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
no works his way into full mount!
no throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nakamura because no loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura is desperately trying to improve his position but no has a good base and remains in mount.
no working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Nakamura slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
no thows a huge punch but Nakamura dodges it nicely.
no is looking for a kimura here.
no wants to work for an arm triangle but Nakamura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
no winds up and cracks Nakamura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
no throwing shots but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Nakamura pushes no off looking to stand but no dives back in and keeps control.
no winds up and cracks Nakamura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
no throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakamura slaps away a takedown attempt from no, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch but no swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
no forces Nakamura back against the cage and clinches.
Nakamura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by no after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Nakamura.
no is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nakamura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nakamura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nakamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
no tries to pull guard but Nakamura won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for on no. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura lands a damaging elbow.
no goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nakamura prevents it.
Nakamura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nakamura leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Nakamura's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nakamura trying to land knees to the body.
no drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nakamura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nakamura clinches.
Nakamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
no gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
on no dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
no misses with the body kick
and Nakamura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. no is lucky that one didn't land flush.
on no seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
no fails with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a nice body shot.
Nakamura clinches.
Nakamura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
no avoiding damage as Nakamura throws knees to the body.
no takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daken Nakamura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nakamura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nakamura landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura unloads a knee to the mid-section. no lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakamura effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no thows a leg kick but Nakamura checks it
so Nakamura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
no looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakamura won't allow no to sweep him here.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but no keeps moving.
Nakamura would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but no is retaining full guard.
no might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nakamura trying to stand up but can't free himself from no's guard.
no looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but no blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
no shoots in looking for a takedown but Nakamura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing no's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nakamura wants to counter with a clinch but no pushes him away.
No luck for no with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for on no. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura gets tackled into the cage by no. no maintains the clinch.
no ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. no no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
no working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but no keeps moving.
Nakamura stands up and waves to no to follow him.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura gets a clinch.
no blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. no is defending well for now.
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
no has Nakamura up against the cage in a clinch.
no fails to pull guard.
no jumps guard but Nakamura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nakamura wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on no's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
no managing to block the knees to the body from Nakamura.
no is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nakamura is just too persistent for him and manages to trip no to the mat. no regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nakamura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but no is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
no looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
no trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
no wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nakamura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daken Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
no tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nakamura counters with a big head kick but no shrugs it off.
no looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nakamura tries to regain full guard. Instead though, no has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Nakamura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
no working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura can't escape the position.
Nakamura tries to hold on but no postures up.
no punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no looking to ground and pound but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Nakamura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nakamura is rocked!
Nakamura is looking to improve his position but no isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakamura is still in real trouble! Can no finish him?
A nice elbow there by no.
Nakamura is in a horrible position here. no smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
no cracks Nakamura with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). on no!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pepeng Pinakamalupet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vicky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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169 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Pinakamalupet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Vicky!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicky darts in looking for a takedown but Pinakamalupet gets double underhooks and turns Vicky into the cage.
Vicky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vicky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vicky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pinakamalupet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinakamalupet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pinakamalupet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pinakamalupet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vicky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinakamalupet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vicky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinakamalupet seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vicky tries for a takedown but Pinakamalupet circles away easily
letting Pinakamalupet counter with a right hand.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vicky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet has closed the distance and engaged Vicky in a clinch.
Pinakamalupet breaks from the clinch.
Pinakamalupet drives through and clinches with Vicky against the cage.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vicky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pinakamalupet counters by clinching up.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch.
Pinakamalupet blocks a head kick by Vicky.
Vicky moves to clinch but Pinakamalupet breaks away
and Pinakamalupet counters with a one-two to the body.
Pinakamalupet closes the distance and clinches.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vicky takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pinakamalupet has managed to clinch.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Pinakamalupet scores with a four punch combination!
Pinakamalupet has Vicky up against the cage in a clinch.
Vicky is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinakamalupet gets an underhook and turns Vicky into the cage.
Vicky can't break the clinch.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Vicky misses
and Pinakamalupet counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinakamalupet closes the distance and pushes Vicky back into the cage.
Vicky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicky closes the distance but Pinakamalupet moves to the side
and Pinakamalupet counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinakamalupet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooh!!! Pinakamalupet has knocked Vicky down with a huge combo! Pinakamalupet steps away and waves a wobbly Vicky back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Vicky is rocked!
Pinakamalupet pushes Vicky up against the cage in a clinch.
Vicky is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinakamalupet finish him?
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinakamalupet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinakamalupet instigates a clinch.
Vicky seems to have recovered his senses.
Pinakamalupet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pinakamalupet throws the kick towards the body but Vicky avoids it.
A low kick from Vicky misses
and Pinakamalupet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinakamalupet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vicky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pinakamalupet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vicky looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pinakamalupet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinakamalupet clinches with his opponent.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandon Vicky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vicky with a poor takedown
and Pinakamalupet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pinakamalupet lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pinakamalupet darts in and clinches Vicky up against the cage.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vicky tries to keep at a distance but Pinakamalupet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch.
Pinakamalupet clinches up with Vicky and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pinakamalupet rushes Vicky and presses him up against the cage.
Pinakamalupet manages to break the clinch.
Pinakamalupet has managed to clinch.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch.
Pinakamalupet has managed to clinch.
Pinakamalupet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vicky gets tackled into the cage by Pinakamalupet. Pinakamalupet maintains the clinch.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicky fails with the takedown.
It looked like Pinakamalupet was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pinakamalupet closes the distance and pushes Vicky back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicky wants to stall.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinakamalupet moves into range and clinches up with Vicky.
Pinakamalupet keeps control of Vicky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vicky missing with knees to the body.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pinakamalupet manages to break the clinch.
Vicky closes the distance but Pinakamalupet moves to the side
and Pinakamalupet counters with a stiff right hand.
Vicky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinakamalupet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vicky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinakamalupet pushes Vicky up against the cage in a clinch.
Pinakamalupet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Pinakamalupet.
Vicky gets tackled into the cage by Pinakamalupet. Pinakamalupet maintains the clinch.
Vicky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pinakamalupet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vicky misses with some punches.
Vicky is trying to pull guard but Pinakamalupet turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vicky.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinakamalupet closes the distance and clinches.
Pinakamalupet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet closes the distance and clinches.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinakamalupet forces Vicky back against the cage and clinches.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinakamalupet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vicky can do to turn this around?
Vicky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinakamalupet moves away.
Vicky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pinakamalupet counters with a three punch combo that has Vicky backing up. Vicky nods at Pinakamalupet to acknowledge the strikes.
Vicky is breathing heavily.
Pinakamalupet lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pinakamalupet.
Pinakamalupet closes the distance and pushes Vicky back into the cage.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinakamalupet moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinakamalupet manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet blocks a head kick by Vicky.
Pinakamalupet stuffs the takedown attempt from Vicky. Vicky gets slowly back to his feet.
Vicky throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pinakamalupet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pinakamalupet scores with a three punch combo!
Pinakamalupet instigates a clinch.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinakamalupet clinches.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch.
Vicky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vicky moves out of range as Pinakamalupet throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crunch! Pinakamalupet slams his shin into Vicky's torso.
Pinakamalupet forces Vicky back against the cage and clinches.
Vicky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinakamalupet's elbow.
Pinakamalupet blocking some punches.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vicky moves out of range of the body kick.
Vicky wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinakamalupet clinches up with Vicky and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinakamalupet darts in and clinches Vicky up against the cage.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Pinakamalupet. Those never looked like landing.
Pinakamalupet moves into the clinch successfully.
Vicky is trying to pull guard but Pinakamalupet has him pressed against the cage.
Pinakamalupet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vicky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Pinakamalupet to counter with a crisp jab.
Vicky misses with a takedown
letting Pinakamalupet counter with a right hand.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vicky.
Vicky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pinakamalupet manages to break the clinch.
Vicky tries to land a front kick but Pinakamalupet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pinakamalupet drives through and clinches with Vicky against the cage.
Vicky jumps guard but Pinakamalupet stands there with Vicky around his waist. Vicky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinakamalupet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vicky can't break the clinch.
Vicky tries to break the clinch but Pinakamalupet is controlling the position.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vicky is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicky tries to pull guard but Pinakamalupet forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinakamalupet rushes Vicky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vicky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pinakamalupet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vicky misses with a takedown
enabling Pinakamalupet to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinakamalupet instigates a clinch.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch.
Pinakamalupet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Pinakamalupet both land. Nice combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch.
Pinakamalupet has closed the distance and engaged Vicky in a clinch.
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!
Vicky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pinakamalupet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch.
Vicky tries to keep at a distance but Pinakamalupet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vicky tries to stall but Pinakamalupet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pepeng Pinakamalupet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinakamalupet 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepeng Pinakamalupet!
Pepeng Pinakamalupet really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tree Sclounce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by From Ashes to New - I Will Show You. Sclounce has chosen Fire Man Sam as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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206 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tree Sclounce !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sclounce throws a body kick that misses.
Bishop wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bishop moves into range and clinches up with Sclounce .
Sclounce tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sclounce being controlled against the cage.
Sclounce is looking for a takedown.
Bishop can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sclounce is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bishop defends well.
Sclounce can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bishop controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sclounce keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Sclounce has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bishop doesn't defend quickly enough and Sclounce has managed to lock this one up! Can Bishop escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sclounce on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tree Sclounce !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Dangerous Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dangerous Jr comes to the cage accompanied by TNT - ACDC. McBarz has chosen Pharrell - How does it feel? as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bobby McBarz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Dangerous Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby McBarz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangerous Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
McBarz breaks from the clinch.
McBarz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dangerous Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from McBarz.
A counter left hand to the body from Dangerous Jr misses its target.
McBarz misses with a double jab
letting Dangerous Jr counter with a right hand.
McBarz misses with a looping left.
Dangerous Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dangerous Jr moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dangerous Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards McBarz's brow.
McBarz blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dangerous Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dangerous Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as McBarz controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangerous Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dangerous Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Dangerous Jr managing to block the knees to the body from McBarz.
McBarz prevents a body shot from Dangerous Jr.
McBarz avoids a wild elbow strike from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr keeps control of McBarz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dangerous Jr has a couple of punches blocked by McBarz.
Dangerous Jr tries a body shot but McBarz blocks it.
McBarz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McBarz scores with a hook to the body. Dangerous Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBarz swinging wildly here.
McBarz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Bobby McBarz has been cut.
McBarz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dangerous Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bobby McBarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBarz throws a series of punches but Dangerous Jr avoids them all with ease.
McBarz throws a one two combo.
It looks like Johnny Dangerous Jr has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBarz misses with a right hand
and Dangerous Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McBarz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McBarz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McBarz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dangerous Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McBarz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dangerous Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Dangerous Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McBarz doesn't seem bothered though.
McBarz looks winded!
Dangerous Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dangerous Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerous Jr throws a right and a left that McBarz avoids nicely.
McBarz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dangerous Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dangerous Jr throws a combination. McBarz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBarz. Dangerous Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dangerous Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but McBarz avoids it.
McBarz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangerous Jr moves away.
Dangerous Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Dangerous Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dangerous Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McBarz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dangerous Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dangerous Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Dangerous Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McBarz blocks an elbow strike from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing McBarz up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McBarz is trying to force a seperation but Dangerous Jr has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Dangerous Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
McBarz takes one to the chin there.
Dangerous Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McBarz circles away quickly and effectively.
McBarz misses the shot to the body.
A combination from McBarz does no damage.
McBarz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dangerous Jr!
McBarz misses with a combination
and Dangerous Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnny Dangerous Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Dangerous Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
McBarz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dangerous Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dangerous Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McBarz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McBarz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dangerous Jr tries to counter by clinching up but McBarz breaks away and moves out of range.
McBarz throws out a loose jab but Dangerous Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
As McBarz tries to get set, Dangerous Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but McBarz manages to avoid the attempt.
Dangerous Jr lands a nice shot that snaps McBarz's head back.
That has opened up Bobby McBarz's cut even more.
Dangerous Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McBarz momentarily.
McBarz is rocked!
McBarz avoids a punch combination nicely.
McBarz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dangerous Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBarz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dangerous Jr is just out of range.
McBarz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangerous Jr moves away.
McBarz scores with a jab.
McBarz tries to bum rush Dangerous Jr with a series of wild strikes but Dangerous Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dangerous Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on McBarz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dangerous Jr slips a jab and a cross from McBarz.
Dangerous Jr cracks a nice hook into McBarz's ribs.
Dangerous Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Dangerous Jr backs off McBarz throws a huge counter combo but Dangerous Jr manages to avoid it all.
McBarz digs a good body shot into Dangerous Jr's ribs.
Dangerous Jr lands a slapping body shot.
McBarz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McBarz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dangerous Jr.
McBarz is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dangerous Jr staying out of range there.
Dangerous Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McBarz can do to turn this around?
McBarz throws a big shot that misses.
McBarz throws a series of punches but Dangerous Jr moves out of range.
McBarz throws a combination that misses
and Dangerous Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dangerous Jr.
A short uppercut from Dangerous Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerous Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The cut above Bobby McBarz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dangerous Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dangerous Jr tries a body shot but McBarz blocks it.
McBarz is trying to break the clinch but Dangerous Jr is controlling him.
Dangerous Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Dangerous Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBarz has had enough of the clinch but Dangerous Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Dangerous Jr throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerous Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on McBarz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dangerous Jr can't find room to land a body shot as McBarz controls the action.
Dangerous Jr tries a body shot but McBarz blocks it.
McBarz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dangerous Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dangerous Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards McBarz's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McBarz is trying to break the clinch but Dangerous Jr has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McBarz blocks the elbow strike.
McBarz is trying to push Dangerous Jr away but Dangerous Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dangerous Jr lands a left hand.
McBarz blocking some punches.
Dangerous Jr pushes McBarz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Dangerous Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from McBarz does no damage.
Dangerous Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McBarz on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dangerous Jr.
McBarz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McBarz lands a jab-cross combination.
McBarz misses with a series of wild punches.
McBarz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dangerous Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch combination from McBarz misses.
A quick step to the side and Dangerous Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
McBarz keeps the fight on the outside.
Dangerous Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McBarz circles away quickly and effectively.
Dangerous Jr moves out of range as McBarz strikes.
A combination from McBarz does no damage.
McBarz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dangerous Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McBarz back to the cage. Dangerous Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McBarz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangerous Jr moves away.
McBarz throws out a loose jab but Dangerous Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnny Dangerous Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangerous Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Dangerous Jr connects with a body shot that sends McBarz's belly button to the back.
McBarz throws a body shot but no joy.
Dangerous Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dangerous Jr tries to clinch but McBarz is having none of it.
McBarz throws a sloppy body shot
and Dangerous Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Dangerous Jr lands a two punch combo.
McBarz is still on wobbly legs! Can Dangerous Jr finish him?
Dangerous Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McBarz, pushing him back against the cage.
McBarz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dangerous Jr leaning against his opponent.
McBarz seems to have recovered his senses.
Dangerous Jr misses with a body punch.
Dangerous Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by McBarz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBarz prevents a body shot from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dangerous Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short body shot lands from Dangerous Jr as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dangerous Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Dangerous Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dangerous Jr slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Dangerous Jr has knocked McBarz down with a huge combo! Dangerous Jr steps away and waves a wobbly McBarz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McBarz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBarz dodges the punch combination from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bobby McBarz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby McBarz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dangerous Jr throws a series of punches but McBarz avoids them all with ease.
McBarz jabs at Dangerous Jr's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBarz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dangerous Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dangerous Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McBarz.
McBarz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from McBarz misses.
Dangerous Jr throws a big counter combination but McBarz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dangerous Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Dangerous Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dangerous Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnny Dangerous Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBarz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dangerous Jr manages to avoid it.
Dangerous Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dangerous Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBarz.
McBarz throws a combination that misses
and Dangerous Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dangerous Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBarz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBarz misses the shot to the body.
Dangerous Jr digs a good body shot into McBarz's ribs.
Dangerous Jr scores with a jab to the body.
McBarz throws a hook but Dangerous Jr blocks it.
Dangerous Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McBarz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McBarz feints a jab promting Dangerous Jr to slip. McBarz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dangerous Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dangerous Jr lands with a cross.
Dangerous Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McBarz eats them both and turns towards Dangerous Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McBarz misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Dangerous Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dangerous Jr 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Dangerous Jr!
A victorious Johnny Dangerous Jr 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Test One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen tries to clinch up
and One connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cohen throws a lazy head kick
and One connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Cohen with that takedown attempt.
One scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cohen doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cohen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen drives through and clinches with One against the cage.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables One to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen prevents a body shot from One.
Cohen breaks the clinch.
One seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cohen shoots in but One avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Test One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Cohen.
Cohen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has One pinned against the cage. One gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
One wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cohen with a poor takedown
and One counters with a crisp right that sends Cohen to the canvas! One follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test One!
Test One 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 Yonglong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul The Refugee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul The Refugee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yonglong Li's chin.
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180 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdul The Refugee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li blocks the body kick.
The Refugee has a takedown stuffed.
The Refugee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The Refugee fails with the takedown
and Li counters with a two punch combo.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Li stops a takedown attempt from The Refugee.
Yonglong Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul The Refugee.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Refugee backwards.
Li throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Li prevents the takedown attempt.
The Refugee looking for a takedown.
The Refugee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Li - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Li pushes The Refugee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Refugee is trying to drag Li to the mat but Li just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as The Refugee controls the action.
Li misses with an elbow over the top.
The Refugee wants a takedown.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Li - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Li on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Li.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as The Refugee controls his hands.
Li lands with a left to the head.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
The Refugee is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Li has a couple of punches blocked by The Refugee.
The Refugee is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
The Refugee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Li misses with some punches.
The Refugee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li stops a takedown attempt from The Refugee.
The Refugee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by The Refugee.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li working aggressively here.
Li is leaning against The Refugee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Refugee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li misses with some punches.
Li misses with some punches.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
The Refugee blocks an uppercut.
The Refugee blocking some punches.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by The Refugee.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Refugee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Li pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Refugee.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
The Refugee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Refugee.
The Refugee seems to have recovered his senses.
The Refugee throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
The Refugee blocks the elbow strike.
The Refugee lands a takedown into guard.
Li trying to control the position here.
The Refugee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Refugee stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Li looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The Refugee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Refugee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Refugee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li keeping moving, preventing The Refugee from controlling successfully.
Li managing to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Refugee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
The Refugee preventing the sweep.
The Refugee 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.
The Refugee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Refugee postures up in Li's guard and throws a big left but Li blocks it.
The Refugee wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
The Refugee landing some decent shots from guard.
The Refugee wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Refugee shoots in looking for a takedown but Li manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Refugee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Refugee fakes the leg kick and cracks Li in the body.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Refugee rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li prevents the takedown attempt.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Refugee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
The Refugee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Li is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yonglong Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul The Refugee.
The Refugee is trying to drag Li to the mat but Li just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Refugee fails to pull guard.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Refugee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Refugee is trying to pull guard but Li turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Refugee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Refugee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Li prevents it.
A short left from Li.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Refugee is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Refugee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Li fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Refugee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Refugee jumps into guard, dragging Li to the mat.
The Refugee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Li controls the pace.
The Refugee looking for a guillotine here but Li defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li content to stall in guard here.
The Refugee 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.
The Refugee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Refugee 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.
The Refugee is looking for a triangle but Li pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to control but The Refugee is working from the bottom.
Li is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Refugee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Refugee working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Li has passed into half guard!
Li seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Refugee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The Refugee is looking to control Li's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Refugee avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Refugee wants to get back to full guard.
The Refugee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Li pulls his head out easily.
The Refugee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Li pulls his head out easily.
The Refugee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yonglong Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li with a nice cross.
Li misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Refugee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Li tries to avoid it but The Refugee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Li to the ground. Li escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Li was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Refugee.
Li tests The Refugee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Refugee shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Refugee moves forwards but Li connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Li drops The Refugee with a straight left! Oh this is bad for The Refugee! Li dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yonglong Li!
Yonglong Li retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Yonglong Li, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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