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TRFC70: Reborn! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Tannenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otavio Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Tannenbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannenbaum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tannenbaum.
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tannenbaum tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Tannenbaum's guard.
Johnson postures up in Tannenbaum's guard and throws a big left but Tannenbaum blocks it.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tannenbaum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson 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.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannenbaum looking to control.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tannenbaum is keeping the position for now.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Tannenbaum is keeping the position.
Tannenbaum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tannenbaum wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tannenbaum trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Tannenbaum might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Tannenbaum would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tannenbaum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tannenbaum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tannenbaum looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tannenbaum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Tannenbaum is breathing heavily.
Tannenbaum has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Tannenbaum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tannenbaum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tannenbaum tries to clinch up.
Tannenbaum misses with a series of wild punches.
Tannenbaum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Tannenbaum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Caleb Tannenbaum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otavio Johnson.
Tannenbaum lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Otavio Johnson has been cut.
Tannenbaum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Tannenbaum keeps moving.
Johnson stands and steps away. Tannenbaum gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tannenbaum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tannenbaum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Tannenbaum throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Caleb Tannenbaum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Otavio Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum throws a one two combo.
Tannenbaum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Tannenbaum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tannenbaum could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tannenbaum but Tannenbaum pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Johnson looks to move away, Tannenbaum throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Caleb Tannenbaum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otavio Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannenbaum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tannenbaum's guard.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson stands up and waves to Tannenbaum to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tannenbaum lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tannenbaum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Tannenbaum lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Tannenbaum gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Tannenbaum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Tannenbaum scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tannenbaum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tannenbaum defends it well.
Tannenbaum misses with the body kick
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tannenbaum's head.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tannenbaum does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tannenbaum haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Tannenbaum tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson trying to control the action but Tannenbaum is working from the bottom.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tannenbaum is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Tannenbaum defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Tannenbaum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson prevents Tannenbaum from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Caleb Tannenbaum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Otavio Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Tannenbaum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tannenbaum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Otavio Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson cracks Tannenbaum with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has hold of Tannenbaum's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tannenbaum seems comfortable defending it but Johnson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tannenbaum is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tannenbaum is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Johnson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Otavio Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maha Vajiralongkorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoarg Ishan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoarg Ishan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maha Vajiralongkorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoarg Ishan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishan with a jab.
Vajiralongkorn slips a straight right by Ishan.
As Ishan tries to get set, Vajiralongkorn tries to push him back and clinch up but Ishan manages to avoid the attempt.
Ishan takes a swing at Vajiralongkorn's ribcage but misses.
Hoarg Ishan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishan swings for the body but Vajiralongkorn moves out of range.
Ishan moves into range and clinches up with Vajiralongkorn.
Vajiralongkorn misses with a knee strike.
Ishan is trying to drag Vajiralongkorn to the mat but Vajiralongkorn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vajiralongkorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ishan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vajiralongkorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishan blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ishan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vajiralongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishan avoids it.
Vajiralongkorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vajiralongkorn lands a good knee to the midsection. Ishan won't want to take too many of those.
Ishan jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ishan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ishan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ishan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ishan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ishan throwing strikes but missing.
Ishan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ishan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vajiralongkorn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ishan content to stall in guard here.
Ishan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ishan controlling from the top position.
Ishan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishan stays in close to Vajiralongkorn's body and controls the position.
Ishan lands a couple of elbows.
Ishan passes into half guard.
Vajiralongkorn is breathing heavily.
Ishan trying to control the pace.
Ishan working over Vajiralongkorn with some ground and pound. Vajiralongkorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vajiralongkorn is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hoarg Ishan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler comes to the cage accompanied by The Hills Are Alive. George Salvador has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Duncan Tyler's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duncan Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salvador lands a nice shot that snaps Tyler's head back.
It looks like Duncan Tyler has been cut.
Salvador lands a head shot.
Salvador has Tyler up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Salvador smiles and moves away.
Salvador cracks Tyler with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Salvador has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tyler to stand back up!
Tyler is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvador closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Tyler out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Salvador!
During a confident post fight interview, George Salvador thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Duncan Tyler stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was bullshit! I would have won, but I had a hemoroid flare up in camp.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Scolari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Glover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucio Scolari!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Scolari.
Scolari misses with a right hand
and Glover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Glover tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scolari just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scolari is trying to push Glover away but Glover has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Glover has Scolari pressed against the cage, preventing Scolari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Glover fails to pull guard.
Glover gets control of Scolari's arms and successfully pulls guard. Glover will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Glover 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 pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glover missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Glover throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scolari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Scolari looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Glover pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Scolari has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Scolari!
Glover is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Glover slows the pace down in half guard.
Glover thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scolari's head.
Scolari is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Glover pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Glover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Scolari tries to get to full guard but Glover has control of the leg.
Scolari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Scolari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Glover missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover thows a huge punch but Scolari dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover is taking a breather. Scolari says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Glover working Scolari over with strikes.
Glover slows the pace down in half guard.
Glover missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Glover is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Glover controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover looking to control but Scolari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Glover in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Glover looking for a guillotine from mount but Scolari is having none of it.
Glover looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glover swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Scolari is now in Glover's guard. A big mistake from Glover there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Glover dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scolari scores with a jab to the body.
Scolari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Glover is rocked!
Scolari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Glover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scolari lands with a good body shot.
Scolari flashes Glover a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Glover's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Glover crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Scolari punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucio Scolari!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jj Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tickle McDickerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jj Smalls has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jj Smalls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tickle McDickerson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDickerson scores with a jab.
It looks like jj Smalls has been cut.
McDickerson looks to land a left hand but Smalls moved out of range nicely.
McDickerson misses with a hook.
Smalls takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from McDickerson finds it's way through Smalls's defenses.
McDickerson scoring well with a low kick there.
McDickerson sends Smalls crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McDickerson is motioning to the referee to let Smalls up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Smalls 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!
McDickerson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Smalls is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDickerson drops Smalls with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Smalls! McDickerson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tickle McDickerson!
Tickle McDickerson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, RAGS of a RONIN for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between August Jeaux Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Mendes looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, August Jeaux Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeaux Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeaux Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Mendes tries to sprawl but Jeaux Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mendes looks winded!
Jeaux Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jeaux Jr working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jeaux Jr looking to control but Mendes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jeaux Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeaux Jr is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mendes is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). August Jeaux Jr!
August Jeaux Jr took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am the lion's strike and the wolf's jaws! Before my next bout I pray I fix my flaws! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leigh Prey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tasha Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leigh Prey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tasha Ventura's chin.
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144 lbs
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155 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leigh Prey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tasha Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ventura thuds his right hand into Prey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prey misses with a hook
and Ventura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prey tries to clinch up but Ventura circles away and keeps his distance.
Ventura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ventura.
Ventura scores with a shot to the body.
Prey misses with a combination
enabling Ventura to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Prey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ventura pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Prey back to the cage. Ventura follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Ventura lands.
Prey walks into a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Ventura as he connects with a hook.
Prey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ventura circles away quickly and effectively.
Ventura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ventura scores with a jab.
A jab from Ventura finds it's way through Prey's defenses.
Prey takes a swing at Ventura's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ventura.
Nice uppercut lands for Ventura. That snapped Prey's head back.
Tasha Ventura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura looks to land a combination. Prey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ventura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Prey's hands.
Prey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prey takes one to the side of the head.
Prey throws the left hand but Ventura avoids the punch easily.
Ventura lands a jab to the head.
Ventura closes the distance and pushes Prey back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ventura's efforts to push away.
Ventura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prey takes one on the button.
Ventura connects with a single shot there.
Ventura is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Prey tries to clinch there but Ventura circles away.
Ventura throws a counter combo.
Ventura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Prey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ventura counters with a stiff right hand.
Ventura moves into range and clinches up with Prey.
Ventura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prey has his takedown stuffed
and Ventura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ventura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ventura is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Prey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Prey misses with an uppercut. Ventura saw that one coming.
Prey shoots in for a takedown but Ventura shows good takedown defense.
Ventura's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ventura's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Prey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ventura but Ventura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ventura! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tasha Ventura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ventura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prey.
Ventura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ventura connects with a jab.
Ventura lands with a nice combination. Prey backs away looking to recover.
Prey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ventura tests Prey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura lands a jab to Prey's midsection.
Ventura cracks Prey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura has closed the distance and engaged Prey in a clinch.
Prey being controlled against the cage.
Prey is struggling to control the position.
Ventura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ventura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ventura lands a jab.
Ventura connects with a body shot that sends Prey's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura slips under a jab.
Ventura takes one to the chin there.
Ventura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prey. Prey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ventura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ventura, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ventura circles away quickly and effectively.
Prey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Prey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Prey back to the cage. Ventura follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Prey misses with a body shot.
Prey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ventura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ventura.
Ventura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ventura tries to clinch up.
Ventura staying out of range there.
It seemed like Ventura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura throws a good cross that connects.
Ventura lands a really nice looking cross but Prey seems unphased.
Leigh Prey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ventura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Prey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ventura.
Ventura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prey. Prey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ventura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Prey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ventura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prey scrambles back to his feet.
Tasha Ventura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ventura counters with a one-two to the body.
Prey is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tasha Ventura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ventura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ventura lands with a cross.
Oh Prey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ventura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice uppercut lands for Ventura. That snapped Prey's head back.
Ventura lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Prey goes down and covers up as Ventura starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tasha Ventura!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Grownstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Ellis looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ White 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Grownstone!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grownstone.
Brad Grownstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ellis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grownstone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grownstone wants it to stay on the feet.
Ellis has managed to clinch.
Grownstone lands with a left to the head.
Ellis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grownstone.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grownstone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Grownstone lands with a short shot to the head.
Grownstone lands with a light punch inside.
Ellis is trying to push Grownstone away but Grownstone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grownstone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grownstone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grownstone lands an uppercut.
Grownstone lands a shoulder strike.
Grownstone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grownstone.
Ellis working hard to break the clinch.
Grownstone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elliss head.
Ellis blocking some punches.
Ellis tries to break the clinch but Grownstone is controlling the position.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Grownstone swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grownstone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Grownstone lands a left hand.
Grownstone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grownstone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grownstone.
Grownstone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grownstone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grownstone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grownstone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grownstone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grownstone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grownstone misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grownstone misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Grownstone.
Grownstone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ellis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ellis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grownstone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grownstone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grownstone.
Grownstone scores with a shot to the side of Ellis's head.
Grownstone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
A short left from Grownstone.
A short right from Grownstone on the inside.
A short right from Grownstone on the inside.
Grownstone throws a head punch that misses.
Grownstone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Grownstone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grownstone lands an uppercut.
Grownstone lands with a right to the head.
Grownstone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grownstone lands with a left to the head.
Grownstone lands with a short shot to the head.
Grownstone lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Grownstone.
Still in the clinch, Grownstone scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Grownstone.
Grownstone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ellis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grownstone gets through Ellis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Ellis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grownstone lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grownstone.
Grownstone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grownstone lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Grownstone.
Grownstone lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grownstone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ellis is working for takedown but Grownstone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grownstone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Grownstone on the inside.
Ellis seems to have got his legs back now.
Grownstone lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Grownstone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grownstone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grownstone lands a left hand.
Grownstone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grownstone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grownstone lands a left hand.
Grownstone lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grownstone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ellis.
Grownstone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grownstone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Grownstone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grownstone connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Ellis to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Grownstone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brad Grownstone!
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