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ONI Fight Night 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manunu Igi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Manunu Igi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Manunu Igi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manunu Igi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Do is defended easily by Igi.
Do tries to clinch but Igi moves out of range.
Billy Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Igi sprawls well. Igi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Do gets slowly back to his feet.
Igi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Do changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Igi tries to avoid it but Do manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Igi to the ground. Igi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manunu Igi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Do.
Do darts in and clinches Igi up against the cage.
Igi is pressed up against the cage. Do has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Igi down to the mat. Igi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Do misses with a double jab
and Igi counters with a right hand to the body.
Do looks to clinch
and Igi counters with a three punch combo that has Do backing up. Do nods at Igi to acknowledge the strikes.
Igi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Do napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Igi stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Do is not content to let Igi control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igi wants to stand but Do has his arm trapped.
Igi throws a strike aimed at the side of Do's head but Do avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Do is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Do is looking to control Igi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Do avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Igi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manunu Igi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Do has his takedown stuffed
and Igi counters with a takedown into side control.
Igi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Igi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Igi trying to control the action but Do is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igi tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two 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.
Do managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Igi.
Do is pushing Igi's head away, looking to escape. Igi manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igi trying to control the action but Do is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Do sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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.
Igi stalling away here and it's allowed Do to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Igi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Igi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Do manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manunu Igi dominated that second round.
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!
Igi slaps away a takedown attempt from Do, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Igi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Do pushes Igi off looking to stand but Igi dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do is trying to maintain the position but Igi is very close to passing his half guard.
Igi thows a huge punch but Do dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Igi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Igi trying to pass the guard but Do defending well.
Do kicks off Igi and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Igi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Do circles away quickly and effectively.
Igi clinches.
Igi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Do has Igi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Igi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Do misses with a punch to the body.
Igi jumps into guard, dragging Do to the mat.
Do won't allow Igi to get back to his feet.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Igi blocks nicely.
Do thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Igi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Igi has wrist control.
Igi working a defensive guard here.
Igi is really struggling to control Do but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Igi moves into the clinch.
Igi fails to pull guard.
Igi is trying to break free.
Igi prevents the takedown attempt.
Manunu Igi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Do.
Do misses with a body punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Do trying to control the position but instead, Igi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Do into the cage.
Do jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Igi walks away with a smile on his face. Do gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manunu Igi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Igi 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 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manunu Igi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KENTA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). comes to the cage accompanied by KENTA theme. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KENTA !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
misses with an attempted mid kick.
wants to clinch up but Bonifacio keeps it at a distance.
Bonifacio throws a hook but avoids it easily.
throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonifacio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonifacio punishes 's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio lands a slapping body shot.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. saw that one coming.
Bonifacio swats away the attempt to clinch by .
bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonifacio lands a glancing blow to the side of 's head.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the head.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the body kick from .
Bonifacio lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
moves forwards but Bonifacio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bonifacio stuns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonifacio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bonifacio! is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andres Bonifacio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stack Bundles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Davidson's choice of entrance music: Bad to the bone . 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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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 Tokyo, Stack Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harley Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davidson is not content to let Bundles control the position.
Bundles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Davidson won't allow Bundles to pass to mount.
Bundles seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Davidson tries to get to full guard but Bundles has control of the leg.
Bundles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davidson keeps working.
Davidson is trying to stand up here but Bundles is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles is keen to just control but Davidson is a slippery customer.
Bundles has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bundles looking to finish with strikes here!
Davidson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bundles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bundles controlling from mount.
Bundles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davidson is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles blocks Davidson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Davidson is trying to escape the mount.
Bundles raining down shots from the mount!
Bundles looking to control but Davidson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bundles controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Stack Bundles just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bundles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Davidson keeping full guard, as Bundles tries to pass.
Bundles wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
Davidson keeping full guard, as Bundles tries to pass.
Bundles postures up in Davidson's guard and throws a big left but Davidson blocks it.
Bundles controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davidson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bundles puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davidson wants to control but Bundles is keeping busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davidson is looking to clinch.
Davidson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bundles 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.
Davidson is trying to keep Bundles in close.
Bundles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson wants to control but Bundles passes easily into half guard.
Davidson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bundles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davidson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bundles pulls his head out easily.
Davidson is looking to improve his position.
Bundles is taking a breather. Davidson 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Bundles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bundles looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bundles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davidson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Bundles from controlling successfully.
Davidson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bundles.
Bundles throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles tries to free his leg and advance position but Davidson is retaining full guard.
Davidson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bundles postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bundles throws a chopping leg kick but Davidson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stack Bundles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson with a poor takedown
and Bundles counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Davidson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bundles 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.
Davidson is working to get back to half guard.
Bundles looking to secure an arm triangle but Davidson defends it well.
Bundles pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bundles throws some wild stikes that Davidson manages to avoid easily.
Bundles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davidson is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Bundles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson wants to control but Bundles is having none of it.
Bundles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bundles wants to control the pace but Davidson is squirming around nicely.
Bundles punching from mount but Davidson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bundles sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bundles landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles wants to control the pace but Davidson is squirming around nicely.
Davidson tries to hold on but Bundles postures up.
Davidson is working to get back to half guard.
Davidson wants to control but Bundles is having none of it.
Bundles jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Davidson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Davidson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bundles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four 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.
Bundles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davidson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davidson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bundles throws a strike aimed at the side of Davidson's head but Davidson avoids it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davidson sizes up Bundles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bundles blocks the body kick.
Davidson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bundles counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Davidson!
Bundles controlling from the full mount.
Davidson wants to control but Bundles is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Bundles dominated that second round.
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!
Davidson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bundles counters with a takedown into side control.
Davidson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bundles has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bundles misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Davidson is trying to control Bundles's posture but Bundles avoids it.
Bundles trying to control the action but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Davidson is looking to regain half guard here but Bundles keeps moving and retains side control.
Davidson parries the strikes from Bundles easily there. Bundles is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Davidson to escape.
Bundles tries for a kimura but Davidson is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles throws an elbow but Davidson slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bundles shoots in for a double leg but Davidson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bundles misses with a low kick.
Davidson misses with a leg kick.
Bundles tries for a takedown but Davidson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davidson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bundles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bundles.
Davidson wants to sweep but no luck.
Davidson has control of Bundles's left arm, preventing Bundles from doing any damage.
Bundles tries to free his leg and advance position but Davidson is retaining full guard.
Bundles stops Davidson from standing up.
Davidson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles stops Davidson from standing up.
Bundles postures up.
Bundles trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bundles shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bundles was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davidson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bundles controlling from the full mount.
Davidson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davidson tries to hold on but Bundles postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles throwing strikes here but Davidson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bundles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davidson is trying to escape the mount.
Bundles breaks from Davidson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bundles looking to ground and pound but Davidson is blocking nicely.
Davidson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bundles controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poor strikes thrown by Bundles there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bundles thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Davidson tries to hold on but Bundles pushes him away.
Bundles tries to control but Davidson wriggling away.
Davidson tries to hold on but Bundles pushes him away.
Bundles throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Davidson because Bundles loaded up on that one.
Bundles sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Davidson tries to hold on but Bundles pushes him away.
Harley Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bundles controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stack Bundles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bundles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stack Bundles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Steadhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and travis fullton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). travis fullton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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182 lbs
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Steadhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, travis fullton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fullton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
fullton throws a head kick but Steadhem moves out of range.
fullton throws a sloppy head kick and Steadhem moves out of range easily.
fullton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steadhem shoots for a double leg takedown but fullton sprawls well. He's pushed Steadhem's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steadhem fails to land the takedown.
fullton lands with a good body shot.
fullton misses with a head kick.
travis fullton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steadhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steadhem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from fullton.
fullton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steadhem ducks under a wild hook from fullton.
Steadhem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
fullton circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from fullton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steadhem shoots in and bounces fullton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Steadhem trying to control but fullton is working from the bottom.
Steadhem 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.
fullton wants to stand up but Steadhem is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steadhem drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Steadhem jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Steadhem drops back, looking for a kneebar! fullton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. fullton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from fullton!
Steadhem tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steadhem manages to get back to half guard.
Steadhem wants to control but fullton is keeping busy.
Steadhem has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, fullton escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by fullton!
Steadhem gets back to half guard.
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.
Steadhem is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but fullton pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steadhem actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
travis fullton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
fullton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steadhem tries to clinch up.
Blake Steadhem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steadhem changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. fullton tries to avoid it but Steadhem manages to keep hold of a leg and drag fullton to the ground. fullton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Steadhem.
Steadhem clinches up against the cage.
Steadhem fails to pull the fight into his guard.
fullton breaks the clinch.
fullton circles away from the clinch attempt.
fullton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
fullton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
fullton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steadhem shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says fullton as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Steadhem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
fullton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
fullton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steadhem misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steadhem looks for a takedown but fullton sprawls well.
fullton throws a head kick that misses.
fullton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steadhem doesn't seem bothered though.
fullton throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steadhem is defended easily by fullton.
fullton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steadhem manages to avoid it.
fullton misses with a body shot.
Steadhem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
fullton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steadhem to score an easy takedown into full guard.
fullton is looking to stand back up but Steadhem counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by fullton.
fullton is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steadhem is pressing down on fullton's thigh, looking to free his foot. fullton is holding on for now.
Steadhem is working for a kimura but fullton is defending it quite comfortably.
Steadhem wants to lay and pray for a moment but fullton keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steadhem is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and fullton defends it well.
fullton is trying to stand up here but Steadhem is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Steadhem is working for a submission of some sort.
Steadhem perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Steadhem stops fullton from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
travis fullton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Steadhem avoids the head kick by fullton.
fullton throws a head kick that misses.
fullton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steadhem was well out of range. Poor timing from fullton.
fullton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steadhem rather than just go for the knockout.
fullton throws a sloppy head kick and Steadhem moves out of range easily.
Steadhem changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. fullton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steadhem working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steadhem wants to control but fullton is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steadhem looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Steadhem is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but fullton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
fullton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steadhem is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, fullton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steadhem goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, fullton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Steadhem but great work by fullton.
fullton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steadhem jabs fullton right on the nose. fullton blinks but takes it well.
fullton misses with a hook.
Steadhem tries to close the distance and clinch but fullton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
travis fullton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
fullton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
travis fullton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steadhem avoids the head kick by fullton.
fullton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
fullton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
fullton throws an overhand right that lands on Steadhem's shoulder, as Steadhem tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as fullton blocks the low kick.
fullton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steadhem tries to clinch but fullton is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
fullton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
fullton throws a lazy body kick
and Steadhem counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steadhem.
fullton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steadhem. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
fullton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steadhem drops back looking for a leg! fullton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and fullton manages to kick Steadhem off! Steadhem jumps back into fullton's guard.
fullton is looking to stand up but Steadhem isn't so interested in that idea.
Blake Steadhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Steadhem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think fullton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... travis fullton!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio Del Pilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez has chosen Linkin Park- Numb as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Gregorio Del Pilar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gregorio Del Pilar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregorio Del Pilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benito Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Pilar.
Benito Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Pilar misses with a body shot.
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Del Pilar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasquez shoots in and drives through. Del Pilar sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Del Pilar.
Vasquez misses with a low kick.
Vasquez throws a big shot that misses.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Pilar.
Vasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Del Pilar circles away.
Del Pilar throws a hook but Vasquez avoids it easily.
Del Pilar throws a hook but Vasquez blocks it.
Del Pilar looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Vasquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vasquez wants to clinch.
Del Pilar digs a good hook to Vasquez's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez lands with a cross.
A combination from Del Pilar does no damage.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Pilar punishes Vasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasquez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vasquez lands with a cross.
Del Pilar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Del Pilar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Pilar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice uppercut there from Vasquez.
Del Pilar misses the body punch
and Vasquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gregorio Del Pilar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Del Pilar is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Pilar misses with an uppercut. Vasquez saw that one coming.
Vasquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vasquez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vasquez lands with a nice body punch.
Vasquez scores with a punch to the head.
Look low, kick high! Vasquez uses the oldest trick in the book to send Del Pilar tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Vasquez is absolutely delighted - when Del Pilar wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Benito Vasquez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jetsky Luckson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luckson has chosen Stronger as his entrance music. Jetsky Luckson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jetsky Luckson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luckson clinches with his opponent.
Parker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luckson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Parker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Luckson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Luckson.
Parker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luckson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Luckson has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luckson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luckson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Bruce Parker has been cut.
Luckson pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker has Luckson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Luckson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Luckson is pressed up against the cage. Parker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Luckson down to the mat. Luckson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Luckson as Parker shoots in.
A right-left combo lands from Luckson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Luckson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parker up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants a takedown but no success here.
Luckson tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Luckson gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
Luckson lands a nice knee to the body.
Luckson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
Luckson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luckson is pushing Parker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Luckson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.
Parker letting Luckson take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Luckson.
Parker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luckson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Luckson just leaning against Parker, taking a breather.
Luckson with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luckson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luckson.
Luckson slowing the pace effectively.
Parker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Luckson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luckson digs a right hand into Parker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parker's gas tank.
Luckson leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jetsky Luckson.
Luckson moves into the clinch successfully.
Luckson lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
Luckson tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Luckson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Luckson.
Luckson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luckson lands a nice uppercut.
Luckson has Parker pressed against the cage.
Luckson scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luckson scores with a knee to the head.
Luckson stalling.
Luckson is working Parker over against the cage.
Luckson lands a good knee to the midsection. Parker won't want to take too many of those.
Luckson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parker.
Luckson tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Luckson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luckson breaks the clinch.
Luckson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.
Luckson lands with a right to the head.
Luckson has Parker pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luckson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luckson lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
Luckson leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luckson.
Luckson lands with a left to the head.
Luckson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right handed body shot lands from Luckson.
Luckson lands an elbow inside.
Luckson effectively controlling the action here.
Luckson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Luckson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jetsky Luckson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Parker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luckson has managed to clinch.
Parker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luckson.
Parker goes for a takedown attempt but Luckson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Parker shoots in for a double leg but Luckson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luckson clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
Luckson lands a nice elbow.
Luckson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Luckson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luckson looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luckson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luckson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jetsky Luckson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luckson scores with a knee to the head.
Luckson lands with a left to the head.
Luckson crunches a lovely knee into Parker's ribcage.
Luckson stalling.
Luckson tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Luckson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luckson.
Luckson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
Luckson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Luckson lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
Luckson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luckson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parker's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luckson.
Luckson forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Luckson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Luckson lands with a right to the head.
Luckson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luckson slows down the pace here.
Parker avoiding damage as Luckson throws knees to the body.
Parker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luckson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Luckson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luckson scores with a knee to the head.
Bruce Parker's cut is getting worse.
A knee to the head by Luckson.
Luckson scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries for a takedown but Luckson manages to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Luckson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luckson lands a body punch.
Luckson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Luckson scores a nice knee to the body.
Luckson scores with a knee to the head.
Luckson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Luckson lands an elbow inside.
Parker can't get the takedown.
Luckson avoiding damage.
Luckson connects with a knee to the head.
Luckson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luckson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luckson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Luckson.
Luckson scores with a shoulder strike.
Luckson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luckson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Luckson lands a shoulder strike.
Luckson lands an uppercut.
Luckson is struggling to control the position.
Luckson cracks Parker with a nice body shot.
Luckson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luckson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luckson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Luckson breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jetsky Luckson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Parker's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Luckson moves into the clinch.
Luckson prevents the takedown attempt.
Luckson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luckson.
Parker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luckson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Luckson.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jetsky Luckson.
Luckson scores with a nice head shot.
Luckson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luckson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luckson stalling in the clinch.
Parker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luckson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luckson.
Luckson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luckson gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luckson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luckson lands a right hand.
Luckson landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Luckson.
Luckson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Luckson lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Luckson to work.
Luckson lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luckson scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luckson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luckson controlling the action here for a moment.
Luckson lands a good knee to the midsection. Parker won't want to take too many of those.
Luckson gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Luckson.
Luckson lands a shoulder strike.
Luckson lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luckson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Luckson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Luckson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Luckson.
Luckson gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
Luckson landing knees to the head.
Luckson stalling against the cage.
Luckson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jetsky Luckson.
Luckson rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Luckson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Luckson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Luckson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luckson connects with a knee to the head.
Luckson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
A short body shot lands from Luckson as the two fighters clinch.
Luckson scores with a knee to the head.
Luckson lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Luckson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruce Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jetsky Luckson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luckson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jetsky Luckson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luckson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jetsky Luckson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roc comes to the cage accompanied by Hey Man, Nice Shot. Jay Roc is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Roc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Myers!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roc closes the distance and clinches up with Myers, looking for a takedown. Roc pushes Myers against the cage but Myers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Myers tries to clinch up but Roc circles away and keeps his distance.
Myers gets a clinch.
Roc tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Myers smiles and moves away.
Myers is looking to clinch but Roc is avoiding it.
No luck for Roc with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Roc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Myers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roc, pushing him back against the cage.
Roc can't get the takedown.
Roc jumps guard but Myers stands there with Roc around his waist. Roc gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roc jumps guard and drags Myers to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Myers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Myers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roc working for a triangle but Myers defends it easily.
Roc looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Myers is aware though and is defending well.
Roc escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Myers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Myers wants to control from the top but Roc keeps moving.
Myers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Myers is sitting in close to Roc's body. Roc has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Myers is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Myers is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Roc.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jay Roc!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rady Remigio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remigio has chosen Tubthumping as his entrance music. Chung Kim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rady Remigio!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remigio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Remigio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kim to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Remigio wants to stand and escape but Kim is having none of it.
Remigio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kim can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kim trying to control but Remigio is working from the bottom.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Remigio working for a triangle but Kim defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim drops back looking for a leg! Remigio is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Remigio manages to kick Kim off! Kim jumps back into Remigio's guard.
Kim stands and throws Remigio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Remigio seems a little lost for a moment, as Kim dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kim goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Remigio rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kim's guard! Nice work there by Remigio!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Remigio preventing the sweep.
Kim looking to control.
Remigio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim is looking for a triangle here but Remigio uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Remigio creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Remigio working the ground and pound.
Remigio tries for a kimura but Kim is defending well.
Kim defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Kim tries to improve position but can't.
Remigio is trying to get an arm triangle but Kim is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim sneaks back into half guard.
Remigio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Remigio is looking for a kimura but Kim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Remigio to get the leverage.
Kim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Remigio is working away from the top position though.
Kim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kim.
Kim has a closed guard, preventing Remigio from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim pulls Remigio in to control the position.
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 Chung Kim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Remigio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kim drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Remigio dives on top into guard.
Kim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Remigio defends well.
Remigio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Remigio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kim is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Remigio, into his guard.
Remigio controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Remigio is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kim, into his guard.
Kim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Remigio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Remigio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kim trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Remigio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kim is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Remigio, into his guard.
Kim drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Remigio manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kim has Remigio in his guard.
Remigio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Remigio stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remigio 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.
Remigio trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim working for submissions but it's allowed Remigio to get to half guard.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Remigio is trying to work for a kimura but Kim is defending well.
Kim wants to improve his position but Remigio is controlling well.
Kim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remigio stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Remigio misses with a takedown attempt
and Kim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Remigio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim won't allow Remigio to sweep him here.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Remigio is retaining full guard.
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 Chung Kim will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Remigio tries for a takedown but Kim circles away easily
and Kim counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kim.
Kim wants to control from the top but Remigio keeps moving.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Kim wants to control from the top but Remigio keeps moving.
Chung Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kim forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Remigio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Remigio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Remigio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Remigio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim distracts Remigio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Remigio working for a triangle but Kim defends it easily.
Remigio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim pushing down on Remigio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chung Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kim moves nicely into side control.
That's four 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.
Kim wants to control but Remigio is keeping him busy.
Remigio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kim wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Remigio, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim wants to control for a moment but Remigio uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chung Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chung Kim!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Tavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waltari Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavi comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - On Fire. Suokuokka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nile - Yezd Desert Ghul Ritual in the Abandoned Towers of Silence kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waltari Suokuokka!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokuokka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tavi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suokuokka throws a body punch but Tavi moves out of range.
Suokuokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suokuokka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tavi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Rikki Tavi has been cut.
Rikki Tavi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavi lands a big right hand that sends Suokuokka crashing to the mat! Tavi stays standing though and waves Suokuokka back to his feet!
It looks like Waltari Suokuokka has been cut.
Tavi misses the jab.
Tavi forces Suokuokka back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Tavi as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suokuokka is trying to break the clinch but Tavi has him pressed against the cage.
Tavi leaning against his opponent.
Suokuokka breaks from the clinch.
Tavi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suokuokka loads up on a big right hand but Tavi slips the punch.
Suokuokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suokuokka.
Tavi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suokuokka checks it well.
Suokuokka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suokuokka looks to land a combination but Tavi avoids it well.
Suokuokka looks to throw the jab but Tavi is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavi slips under a jab.
Tavi scores with a hook.
Suokuokka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suokuokka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tavi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suokuokka looks gassed!
A clash of legs there as Suokuokka blocks the low kick.
Tavi walks into a straight right hand from Suokuokka.
Tavi lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Suokuokka - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tavi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rikki Tavi!
Rikki Tavi retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roxi Conlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conlin has chosen R Kelly Im A Beast as his entrance music. Roxi Conlin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Xavier Mendez's chin.
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280 lbs
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24
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Xavier Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roxi Conlin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Mendez.
Conlin misses with a body kick.
Conlin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mendez misses with a low kick as Conlin jumps back.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Conlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xavier Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Mendez lands a big head kick that sends Conlin tumbling to the mat! Mendez takes a step backwards and waves Conlin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Roxi Conlin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Conlin misses
and Mendez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Conlin looks gassed!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Mendez! Conlin is backing up but he can't get away as Mendez lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Conlin and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Xavier Mendez!
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