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KAMIKAZE 38: Tornado PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Berglund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lulu Penga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berglund comes to the cage accompanied by Sufjan Stevens - To Be Alone With You. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustav Berglund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lulu Penga!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berglund rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berglund throws a big shot that misses.
Penga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berglund.
Berglund throws a hook but Penga avoids it easily.
Penga throws a counter combo.
A big left from Berglund misses.
Penga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berglund.
Penga ducks under a wild hook from Berglund.
Penga rushes Berglund and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Berglund is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Penga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berglund avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berglund misses with a wild combination.
Berglund is looking to clinch.
Penga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Penga moves into the clinch.
Berglund has Penga pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Penga manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Berglund is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Berglund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berglund is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Penga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Berglund has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Penga manages to break the clinch.
Penga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Penga stalling.
Penga breaks the clinch.
Penga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berglund pinned against the cage. Berglund gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berglund misses with a looping right.
Penga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Berglund looks to land a left hand but Penga moved out of range nicely.
Berglund displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penga.
Gustav Berglund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Berglund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penga walks into a left hand.
Berglund looks to land a right hand but Penga moved out of range.
Berglund throws a hook but Penga blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berglund bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penga's head backwards.
Berglund connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penga momentarily.
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!
Berglund connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Berglund jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berglund missing with a left hand there. Penga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berglund loads up on a big right hand but Penga slips the punch.
Berglund gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Penga is working for takedown but Berglund is calmly controlling the position for now.
Penga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penga dives in and grabs Berglund's left leg, looking for a takedown. Berglund pushes down on Penga's head and hops out.
An attempted straight right counter from Berglund misses the target.
Berglund throws a good cross that connects.
Berglund misses with a looping left.
Berglund scores with a jab to the head.
Penga is rocked!
Berglund circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Penga tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Berglund wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Berglund!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunter Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Clash - This Is England. Schultz has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunter Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson drives through and clinches with Schultz against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson really is a fat lump.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Schultz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schultz feints the counter takedown.
Johnson cracks Schultz with a good jab.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Schultz tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schultz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Schultz slips under a jab from Johnson.
And Schultz tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Johnson clinches up with Schultz and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schultz prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Schultz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson wants the takedown. Schultz is fighting it off but Johnson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Schultz's guard against the cage.
Schultz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schultz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schultz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schultz's guard.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schultz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schultz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Schultz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Schultz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Schultz is looking to cinch up a triangle. Johnson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Schultz's body to avoid the submission. Schultz has instead reached around Johnson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Schultz arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gunter Schultz!
In his post fight interview, Gunter Schultz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Corrales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Papa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrales comes to the cage accompanied by Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop. The key to victory for Nelson Corrales has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nelson Corrales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Papa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrales lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot lands for Corrales.
Corrales connects with a body shot.
Corrales catches Papa napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Papa to the canvas!
Papa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corrales wants to get up but he can't break Papa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Papa is still in real trouble! Can Corrales finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Corrales defends it easily.
Papa seems to have recovered his senses.
Papa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Corrales's guard.
Corrales is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Papa stands up and waves to Corrales to follow him.
Corrales fails to land with a series of punches.
Papa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corrales throws a looping overhand right but Papa ducks down to avoid it.
Papa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corrales jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A combination from Papa does no damage.
Papa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Papa looks up at the clock. Bad move! Corrales lands a right hand from hell, dropping Papa. Corrales pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Corrales!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leoncio Gendozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Gracie Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gendozo comes to the cage accompanied by Stand By Me, Ben E King. Gracie Jr has chosen System Of a Down - She's Like Heroin #10 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leoncio Gendozo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Gracie Jr!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gendozo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gendozo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gendozo keeping moving, preventing Gracie Jr from controlling successfully.
Gracie Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie Jr wants to stand but Gendozo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gendozo keeping moving, preventing Gracie Jr from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gendozo working for a triangle but Gracie Jr defends it easily.
Gendozo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gendozo's head.
Gracie Jr is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie Jr wants to control from the top but Gendozo keeps moving.
Gracie Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gendozo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo controls Gracie Jr momentarily but Gracie Jr frees himself.
Gracie Jr wants to control from the top but Gendozo keeps moving.
Gracie Jr is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Gendozo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie Jr cracks Gendozo with a solid left hand.
Gracie Jr is pushing down on Gendozo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gendozo is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gendozo makes his way to full guard, as Gracie Jr worked for a kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo is looking for a triangle but Gracie Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Gendozo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Gendozo is breathing heavily.
Gendozo controlling the position.
Gracie Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gendozo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie Jr is pushing down on Gendozo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gendozo is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gendozo is looking to improve his position.
Gracie Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Gendozo has hold of Gracie Jr's hands but Gracie Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Gendozo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gendozo wants to improve his position but Gracie Jr is controlling well.
Gracie Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie Jr is looking to advance position but Gendozo won't allow it.
Gracie Jr is nestled in close to Gendozo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gendozo is looking for a sweep. Gracie Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie Jr is stalling here. Gendozo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gracie Jr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gendozo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie Jr wants to control but Gendozo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Gracie Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gendozo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie Jr slips under a jab from Gendozo.
Gracie Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gendozo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Gendozo.
Gracie Jr loads up on a big right hand but Gendozo slips the punch.
Gendozo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Leoncio Gendozo has been cut.
Gracie Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gendozo finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie Jr's head.
Gracie Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gendozo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie Jr misses with a hook.
Gracie Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gendozo throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Xavier Gracie Jr has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gendozo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Gendozo's shoulder, as Gendozo tries to avoid the shot.
Gendozo moves into range and clinches up with Gracie Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gendozo wants to take the fight to the mat but Gracie Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gendozo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie Jr connects with a jab.
Gracie Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Gendozo moves out of range easily.
Gracie Jr throws a shot from downtown. Gendozo moves away and avoids it.
Xavier Gracie Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gendozo moves away from the strike by Gracie Jr.
Gendozo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie Jr is trying to maintain the position but Gendozo is very close to passing his half guard.
Gendozo drops an elbow to the side of Gracie Jr's head.
Gendozo tries to pass to full mount but Gracie Jr defends it.
Gracie Jr tries to get to full guard but Gendozo has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr pushes Gendozo off looking to stand but Gendozo dives back in and keeps control.
Gracie Jr misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gracie Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gendozo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gendozo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie Jr?
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!
Gendozo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gendozo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie Jr is looking to escape.
Gendozo can't control as he wanted to and Gracie Jr manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo working Gracie Jr over with strikes.
Xavier Gracie Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie Jr is trying to stand back up but Gendozo is controlling him
Gendozo stalling.
Gracie Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie Jr is looking for a sweep. Gendozo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gendozo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Gracie Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie Jr is trying to control but Gendozo passes into side control!
Gendozo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie Jr rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gendozo's guard! Nice work there by Gracie Jr!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gendozo is on top in guard.
Gendozo trying to move into half guard but instead Gracie Jr has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leoncio Gendozo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gracie Jr misses with a straight right.
Gracie Jr misses with a hook
letting Gendozo counter with a right hand.
Gendozo throws out a loose jab but Gracie Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gendozo.
It seemed like Gracie Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gendozo throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie Jr's shoulder, as Gracie Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie Jr lands with a hook. Gendozo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie Jr throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gendozo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie Jr sizes up Gendozo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Gendozo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gendozo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie Jr misses with a double jab
and Gendozo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gendozo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gendozo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie Jr momentarily.
Gracie Jr is rocked!
Gendozo connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Gracie Jr out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leoncio Gendozo!
A relieved looking Leoncio Gendozo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tijan Brix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plu To Pi Fian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brix comes to the cage accompanied by I Walk Alone. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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135 lbs
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132 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Hates pizza |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tijan Brix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Plu To Pi Fian!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brix slips a jab and a cross from Pi Fian.
Brix shoots for a double leg takedown but Pi Fian sprawls well. He's pushed Brix's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pi Fian looks to land a combination but Brix avoids it well.
Pi Fian lands a high kick!
Pi Fian scores with a three punch combo!
Brix is rocked!
Pi Fian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brix throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Brix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pi Fian counters with a huge left! Brix is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pi Fian isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Brix from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pi Fian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Plu To Pi Fian!
Plu To Pi Fian 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suresho Ukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Sutphin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ukko comes to the cage accompanied by Who That Be - Rich Chigga. Sutphin has chosen Razorlight - America as his entrance music. Suresho Ukko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arnold Sutphin's chin.
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22
260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suresho Ukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arnold Sutphin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Ukko has knocked Sutphin down with a huge combo! Ukko steps away and waves a wobbly Sutphin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Arnold Sutphin has been cut.
Sutphin shoots for a double leg takedown but Ukko sprawls well. He's pushed Sutphin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sutphin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sutphin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ukko but Ukko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body punch from Ukko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Ukko misses.
Sutphin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suresho Ukko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Sutphin.
Ukko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ukko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Ukko's head coaches at Shinto Elite MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sutphin looks winded!
Ukko lands a big right hand that sends Sutphin crashing to the mat! Ukko stays standing though and waves Sutphin back to his feet!
Sutphin is rocked!
Ukko sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Sutphin's defenses. It connects perfectly with Sutphin's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Suresho Ukko!
Suresho Ukko made sure to mention his sponsor, SHINTO in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Helmut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galvao comes to the cage accompanied by Kodaline - All I Want. Helmut is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Make It Wit Chu - Queens Of The Stone Age. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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24
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luigi Helmut!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao drives through with a takedown into guard.
Galvao gets to his feet. Helmut looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Helmut misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Helmut closes the distance and clinches up with Galvao, looking for a takedown. Helmut pushes Galvao against the cage but Galvao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Helmut cracks Galvao with a good jab.
Helmut shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rafael Galvao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luigi Helmut.
Helmut shoots in for a double leg but Galvao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helmut looks to score with a jab to the body but Galvao is just out of range.
Galvao closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Helmut to the mat! Helmut manages to get full guard.
Galvao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Helmut is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Galvao throws a sloppy strike and Helmut has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Galvao is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Helmut!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luigi Helmut!
During a confident post fight interview, Luigi Helmut thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Irrozios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irrozios comes into the arena with L'Algérino - Hasni blaring out of the sound system. Frank Irrozios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
137 lbs
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30
140 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Irrozios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnold Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frank Irrozios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Irrozios is just out of range.
Irrozios was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irrozios throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
Irrozios misses with a lunging right hand
and Palmer counters with a nice body shot.
Irrozios throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Irrozios lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Palmer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Palmer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Palmer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Irrozios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
Irrozios throws a big shot that misses.
Palmer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irrozios.
Decent striking displayed by Irrozios there.
Nice uppercut there from Palmer.
Irrozios throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Irrozios moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmer. Irrozios does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irrozios misses with a looping right.
Irrozios throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
Irrozios throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Irrozios misses the target.
Irrozios throws a jab when Palmer was well out of range.
Irrozios is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Palmer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irrozios lands a head shot.
Palmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irrozios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Irrozios missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irrozios darts in and clinches Palmer up against the cage.
Irrozios tries for a takedown but Palmer manages to get underhooks.
Irrozios is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Irrozios backwards.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irrozios wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irrozioss head.
Irrozios tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Palmer.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Irrozios wants to break free but Palmer has control.
Palmer is leaning against Irrozios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Irrozios is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Palmer on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Irrozios's brow.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Irrozios's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Irrozios backwards.
Irrozios is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palmer is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Irrozios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer pushes Irrozios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irrozios is rocked!
Palmer is leaning against Irrozios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
Oh Irrozios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Palmer throws a big uppercut that drops Irrozios! More strikes from Palmer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Irrozios lies dazed against the cage as Palmer celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Palmer!
An out of breath Arnold Palmer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aki Hiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Shannon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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22
294 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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29
282 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aki Hiko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Shannon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiko throws an overhand right that lands on Shannon's shoulder, as Shannon tries to avoid the shot.
Shannon stuns Hiko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shannon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shannon lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Aki Hiko has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiko.
Shannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shannon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiko's elbow.
Hiko prevents a body shot from Shannon.
Shannon misses with the head strike.
Hiko is trying to drag Shannon to the mat but Shannon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hiko is looking for a takedown.
Shannon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Shannon.
A right hand to the body from Shannon.
Shannon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Hiko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hiko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shannon backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shannon cracks Hiko with a nice body shot.
Shannon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hiko up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Shannon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shannon lands a left hand.
Shannon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hiko is breathing heavily.
Shannon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shannon.
Shannon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shannon lands with a short shot to the head.
Shannon cracks Hiko with a nice body shot.
Hiko prevents a body shot from Shannon.
Shannon lands a nice shot to the body.
Shannon lands a shoulder strike.
Shannon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hiko backwards.
Shannon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hiko 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!
Shannon throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Hiko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shannon has a couple of punches blocked by Hiko.
Shannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shannon misses with some punches.
Shannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shannon has Hiko pressed against the cage.
Shannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiko blocks an uppercut.
Hiko seems to have got his legs back now.
A right handed body shot lands from Shannon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiko tries for a takedown but Shannon manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aki Hiko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shannon lands a body shot.
Shannon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hiko with a big uppercut! Hiko tries to clinch up but Shannon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hiko to the mat! Hiko covers up and Shannon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Shannon!
Mike Shannon is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Shannon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Rurik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Edkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Edkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
200 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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28
203 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Rurik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Edkins!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rurik misses with a wild body shot.
Rurik misses with a straight left.
A jab from Edkins does it's job there.
Rurik scores with a jab to the head.
Rurik throws a poor cross that misses
and Edkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rurik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rurik throws out a loose jab but Edkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurik throws a sloppy head kick and Edkins moves out of range easily.
Edkins swinging wildly here.
Edkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rurik.
Rurik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Edkins throws a lazy right hand but Rurik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rurik throwing a counter right hand but Edkins manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edkins backs away from a small jab... but Rurik lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Edkins crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Rurik with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Vladimir Rurik!
Vladimir Rurik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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