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Clash Of Titans VII PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Brothers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brothers comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Master has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Clay Master told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Brothers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clay Master!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brothers circles away quickly and effectively.
Master looks to land a combination but Brothers avoids it well.
Master throws a shot to the body.
Master drops Brothers with a beautiful combination! Brothers stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Master is looking for the KO!
Brothers is rocked!
It looks like Mario Brothers has been cut.
Brothers 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!
A punch combination from Master misses.
Oh Brothers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Master misses with the combination.
Brothers seems to have got his legs back now.
Master shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brothers pinned against the cage. Brothers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Master misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Master, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Master scores with a hook to the body. Brothers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brothers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Master.
Master lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brothers circles away quickly and effectively.
Master shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brothers sprawls well. Brothers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Master gets slowly back to his feet.
Master fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master scores with a shot to the body.
Master scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brothers doesn't seem bothered though.
Master throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Master scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Master was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Master controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Master trying to control but Brothers is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Master avoids the attempt from Brothers to control.
Master is looking to stand but Master has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Brothers just holding on.
Master wants to control the pace but Brothers is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Master tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Brothers tries to hold on but Master pushes him away.
Master really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brothers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Master is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Master dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Brothers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brothers tries for a takedown but Master circles away easily
and Master counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Master is just content to waste time from the top position. Brothers takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brothers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Master must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brothers keeping moving, preventing Master from controlling successfully.
Master would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brothers pulls Master in close to prevent any damage.
Brothers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Master's guard.
Master keeping moving, preventing Brothers from controlling successfully.
Brothers prevents Master from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brothers trying to control but Master is working from the bottom.
Brothers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Master wants to get back to his feet but Brothers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brothers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brothers connects with a couple of short punches.
Brothers tries to free his leg and advance position but Master is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Master fails with the takedown
and Brothers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brothers.
Brothers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brothers throwing strikes but missing.
Brothers forces his way into half guard.
Brothers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Master's head.
Brothers thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Master to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brothers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master wants to get back to his feet but Brothers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brothers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brothers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brothers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Brothers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Brothers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Master lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Master misses with a double jab
and Brothers counters with a shoot takedown. Master fights it but they end up in guard.
Brothers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Master is keeping the position for now.
Brothers stops Master from standing up.
Brothers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Master's head.
Mario Brothers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brothers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Master swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brothers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brothers thows a big elbow that misses.
Master wants to get back to his feet but Brothers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brothers 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.
Brothers is looking to work some ground and pound but Master has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Master scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brothers has a takedown stuffed.
A left and a right from Master both land. Nice combination.
Master misses with a takedown attempt
and Brothers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Master blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brothers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brothers prevents Master from standing back up.
Master keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Master blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brothers.
Brothers is trying to control the action in half guard but Master is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brothers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brothers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brothers with the ground and pound but Master uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Master has his takedown stuffed
and Brothers counters with a shoot takedown. Master fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master keeping full guard, as Brothers tries to pass.
Master keeping moving, preventing Brothers from controlling successfully.
Brothers prevents Master from getting back to his feet.
Brothers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Master works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brothers stops Master from standing up.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brothers looks for a takedown but Master sprawls well.
Master lands with a nice body punch.
Mario Brothers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Master lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brothers circles away quickly and effectively.
Brothers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Master sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Brothers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Master feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brothers's calf.
Brothers slaps away a takedown attempt from Master, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Brothers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brothers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiziano Cantamessa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cantamessa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sacred Worlds (Blind Guardian). Paul Peterson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiziano Cantamessa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson drops Cantamessa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cantamessa looks back up at him and smiles so Peterson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cantamessa is rocked!
It looks like Tiziano Cantamessa has been cut.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Cantamessa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cantamessa shoots in and drives through. Peterson sprawls well.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cantamessa.
Cantamessa loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Cantamessa seems to have got his legs back now.
Cantamessa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Cantamessa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Peterson pulls guard effortlessly.
Peterson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cantamessa wants to hold on but Peterson pushes him away.
Peterson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peterson content just to control the position here.
Peterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Peterson controlling from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Paul Peterson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson fails with the takedown
and Cantamessa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
Peterson looks gassed!
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Cantamessa from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cantamessa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Peterson, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt
so Cantamessa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Peterson is working an open guard so Cantamessa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cantamessa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cantamessa has a takedown stuffed.
Peterson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiziano Cantamessa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantamessa gets the takedown into side control.
Cantamessa is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson is trying to work for a sweep but Cantamessa has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantamessa controlling the pace for now.
Peterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cantamessa controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Tiziano Cantamessa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tiziano Cantamessa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cantamessa throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Peterson with a poor takedown
and Cantamessa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cantamessa working Peterson over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Cantamessa.
Cantamessa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Peterson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cantamessa jumps into side control!
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Cantamessa slows the pace down.
Peterson tries to bench press Cantamessa off him but Cantamessa keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantamessa slows the pace down.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet but Cantamessa is dominant here and he's now got Peterson's back!
Cantamessa is landing with strikes from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cantamessa controlling the positon.
Cantamessa is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Peterson up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cantamessa's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tiziano Cantamessa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cantamessa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cantamessa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cantamessa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peterson sprawls well. Peterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cantamessa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cantamessa.
Cantamessa lands a jab to Peterson's midsection.
Cantamessa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Peterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson avoids a kick to the body.
Cantamessa shoots in and bounces Peterson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cantamessa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantamessa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Cantamessa controlling him for the moment.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Cantamessa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiziano Cantamessa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiziano Cantamessa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cantamessa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cantamessa working Peterson over with strikes.
Cantamessa is thwarting Peterson's attempts to control the position.
Peterson is refusing to be controlled, as Cantamessa sits in half guard.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson moves into full guard.
Cantamessa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Peterson is looking to stand up but Cantamessa isn't so interested in that idea.
Cantamessa trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cantamessa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Cantamessa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tiziano Cantamessa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cantamessa gets the takedown into side control.
Cantamessa controlling from side mount.
Cantamessa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Peterson down.
Cantamessa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cantamessa looks up at the clock and then as Peterson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cantamessa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tiziano Cantamessa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to remain calm as Cantamessa controls from the top position.
Cantamessa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peterson for as long as he can get away with.
Cantamessa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tiziano Cantamessa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cantamessa decides to stand back up.
Cantamessa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peterson is trying to defend but Cantamessa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cantamessa prevents Peterson from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiziano Cantamessa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cantamessa, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiziano Cantamessa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Ferrara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekiel Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrara comes to the cage accompanied by Sons Of Odin (Manowar). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincenzo Ferrara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezekiel Finley!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrara shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Finley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ferrara lands an elbow.
Ferrara misses with the ground and pound.
Finley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ferrara's best efforts.
Finley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Finley is trying to stand.
Ferrara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Finley is trying to maintain the position but Ferrara is very close to passing his half guard.
Ferrara wants to pass the guard but Finley is defending well.
Ferrara wants to work for an arm triangle but Finley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley has his hands clasped together around Ferrara's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Finley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ferrara preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finley controlling Ferrara's posture.
Ferrara trying to control but Finley is working from the bottom.
Finley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Finley is adopting a defensive guard.
Finley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ferrara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferrara somewhat.
Finley misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferrara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferrara looks to land a left hand but Finley moved out of range nicely.
Finley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferrara.
Finley slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferrara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Ferrara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferrara throws a chopping leg kick but Finley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Finley misses the target.
Ferrara fails with a takedown attempt.
Finley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finley misses with a hook. Ferrara ducked under it nicely.
Ferrara throws a head kick but Finley moves out of range.
Ferrara avoids the body shot from Finley.
Ferrara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferrara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara looks for a takedown but Finley sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finley. Ferrara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Finley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferrara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finley pinned against the cage. Finley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferrara is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Finley.
Finley cracks a nice hook into Ferrara's ribs.
Finley lands a hook that stumbles Ferrara back into the cage. Finley follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Ferrara to the canvas! Finley pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Ferrara has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ezekiel Finley!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Calosso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calosso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Primo Vittoria (Sabaton). Hughes has chosen Extreme Fight Music as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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186 lbs
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flavio Calosso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calosso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hughes pinned against the cage. Hughes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calosso avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Calosso, pushing him back against the cage.
Hughes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Calosso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hughes is working for takedown but Calosso is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hughes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Flavio Calosso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Hughes.
Hughes tightens his grip and picks Calosso up, before dumping him to the ground. Calosso manages to land in guard.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calosso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calosso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calosso lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hughes!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calosso trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes is trying to escape the mount.
Calosso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hughes is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes is trying to stand up.
Hughes throws a strike from the bottom but Calosso uses the opportunity to take his back.
Hughes is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hughes is trying to stand back up.
Calosso lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to get back to his feet but Calosso has full control of the position and if anything, Hughes has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hughes looks gassed!
Calosso working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Hughes is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Calosso has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Hughes taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Flavio Calosso!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Meatball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Sanasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meatball comes to the cage accompanied by Spider ain't no sunshine. Michael Meatball has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Meatball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Sanasi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanasi throws a right and a left that Meatball avoids nicely.
A left lands for Sanasi.
It looks like Michael Meatball has been cut.
Meatball shoots in but no luck this time.
Meatball shoots in and drives through. Sanasi sprawls well.
Sanasi misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Sanasi.
Sanasi missing with a left hand there. Meatball was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanasi misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanasi looks to throw the jab but Meatball is out of range.
A punch combination from Sanasi misses.
Meatball slips a jab and a cross from Sanasi.
Sanasi throws a looping overhand right but Meatball ducks down to avoid it.
Sanasi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meatball closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Meatball lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meatball drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanasi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanasi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanasi!
Meatball throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Meatball gets back to half guard.
Meatball looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanasi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meatball makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Meatball.
Sanasi wants to stand but Meatball is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanasi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanasi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Meatball looking for a guillotine here but Sanasi defends easily.
Sanasi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Meatball throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Meatball looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meatball throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Meatball is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Meatball is breathing heavily.
Sanasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meatball had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanasi defends it easily.
Sanasi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meatball is looking for a triangle but Sanasi pushes his legs off easily.
Meatball working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanasi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanasi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanasi lands a couple of elbows.
Sanasi wants to get up but he can't break Meatball's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sanasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meatball keeping full guard, as Sanasi tries to pass.
Sanasi is looking to stand up but Meatball won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Meatball is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanasi wants to stand but Meatball is controlling his posture from full guard.
Meatball throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Meatball wants to sweep here but Sanasi controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meatball.
Sanasi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meatball circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meatball shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanasi is trying to defend but Meatball finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Meatball is working for a kimura but Sanasi is defending it quite comfortably.
Meatball wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanasi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Meatball dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Meatball's cut.
That's time! Meatball's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanasi throws a right hand that Meatball ducks under and follows up with a left that Meatball also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Sanasi.
Meatball scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Meatball will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Meatball is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanasi is trying to stand up here but Meatball is controlling him well.
Meatball is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanasi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Meatball is trying to work for a kimura but Sanasi is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meatball prevents Sanasi from standing back up.
Meatball is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanasi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanasi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meatball circles away quickly and effectively.
Meatball feints and as Sanasi raises his hands in defense, Meatball changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanasi wants to stand up but Meatball is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Meatball's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meatball is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanasi has wrist control.
Meatball is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sanasi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sanasi has escaped and now he's on top!
Meatball is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanasi defends well.
Meatball throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanasi landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanasi won't allow Meatball to sweep him here.
Sanasi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanasi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Meatball is proving hard to escape from.
Sanasi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meatball works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanasi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meatball has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sanasi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Meatball has tightened it up now! Sanasi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Meatball!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rila Kuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rila Kuma!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuma lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuma closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kuma with the ground and pound but Chan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Kuma from controlling successfully.
Kuma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuma postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kuma, into his guard.
Kuma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kuma blocks the strikes from Chan.
Kuma throwing shots but Chan is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma moves nicely into side control.
Kuma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chan is not content to let Kuma control the position.
Kuma tries to move to mount but Chan blocks the move with his legs.
Chan is looking for a sweep.
Kuma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chan keeps working.
Kuma throws a strike aimed at the side of Chan's head but Chan avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuma is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kuma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chan, who protects the arm well.
Kuma working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chan tries to improve position but can't.
Kuma is trying to ground and pound but Chan uses the momentary lack of control by Kuma to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kuma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kuma.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chan is pulling down on Kuma's head to control his posture.
Kuma postures up in Chan's guard and throws a big left but Chan blocks it.
Chan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuma is one step ahead there.
Chan trying to control the position.
Chan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
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.
Kuma is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chan fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chan.
Kuma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chan is fending him off so far but Kuma persists. Nope, Chan circles away and we're back to standing.
Chan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chan.
Kuma shoots and misses
and Chan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuma on the ground.
Kuma holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Chan is stalling here. Kuma is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kuma has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rila Kuma 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.
A jab lands there for Kuma.
Kuma drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuma is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chan controlling the position.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan is pulling down on Kuma's head to control his posture.
Kuma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kuma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuma works Chan's body with a nice hook.
Jackie Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Kuma.
Kuma throws a combination that misses
and Chan counters with a single leg into guard. Kuma didn't expect that.
Kuma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chan!
Kuma punching from mount but Chan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan is trying to escape the mount.
Chan tries to hold on but Kuma postures up.
Kuma misses with a head shot.
Chan is desperately trying to improve his position but Kuma has a good base and remains in mount.
Kuma looking to ground and pound but Chan is blocking nicely.
Kuma swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chan is now in Kuma's guard. A big mistake from Kuma there, giving up the dominant position!
Chan wants to stand but Kuma is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kuma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kuma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chan wants to stand but Kuma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kuma looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuma, not yet.
Kuma pulls Chan in close to prevent any damage.
Kuma looking to control.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuma tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chan moves away from the strike by Kuma.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuma looks to land a right hand but Chan moved out of range.
Kuma scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kuma moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
Chan slips under a jab.
A big left from Kuma misses.
Kuma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rila Kuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuma with a poor takedown
so Chan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Chan dominated that second round.
That's time! Chan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kuma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuma throws a jab when Chan was well out of range.
Kuma fails with the takedown
and Chan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kuma is trying is best to control the position here.
Kuma works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuma can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chan controls the pace.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuma keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kuma punching from mount but Chan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kuma throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chan because Kuma loaded up on that one.
Kuma throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chan tries to lock up and control but Kuma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kuma postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chan looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuma misses with a head shot.
Jackie Chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuma landing shots from mount.
Chan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kuma.
Kuma wants to control the pace but Chan is squirming around nicely.
Chan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kuma.
Kuma thowing shots but they're missing.
Kuma with the ground and pound from mount.
Kuma is trying to control here but Chan has managed to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuma prevents Chan from improving his position.
Chan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuma.
Kuma thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chan to regain full guard.
Chan wants to stand up but Kuma is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chan is keeping the position for now.
Kuma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kuma sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chan is trying to control Kuma's posture but Kuma avoids it.
Kuma throws an elbow but Chan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kuma postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Kuma throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
Chan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chan slips under a jab from Kuma.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rila Kuma.
I think Kuma 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rila Kuma!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Benedetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benedetti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Voice in the Dark (Blind Guardian). Cute comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Paolo Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Cute!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Paolo Benedetti has been cut.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Cute.
Cute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti shoots in but no luck this time.
Cute is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cute.
Cute misses with a takedown
and Benedetti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Benedetti stops Cute from getting back to his feet.
Cute avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benedetti.
Benedetti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benedetti seems to be looking for submissions.
Benedetti trying to control the action but Cute is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cute avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benedetti.
Benedetti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cute darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cute shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benedetti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Benedetti trying to control but Cute is working from the bottom.
Cute avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cute keeping moving, preventing Benedetti from controlling successfully.
Benedetti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benedetti pushing down on Cute's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Benedetti.
Benedetti 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.
Benedetti throwing shots but Cute is blocking nicely.
Benedetti is trying to work for a kimura but Cute is defending well.
Cute really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benedetti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benedetti is breathing heavily.
Benedetti seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cute blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benedetti.
Benedetti is trying to control the action in half guard but Cute is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Benedetti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benedetti is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cute has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cute trying to hold on to Benedetti's head to control him but Benedetti postures up.
Benedetti working over Cute with some ground and pound. Cute looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benedetti seems to be working for a kimura but Cute defends the submission attempt.
Benedetti stalling away here and it's allowed Cute to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cute has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benedetti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Benedetti cracks Cute with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Benedetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paolo Benedetti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benedetti with a poor takedown
and Cute counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benedetti misses with a takedown
and Cute counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cute.
Cute is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benedetti is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benedetti has escaped and now he's on top!
Paolo Benedetti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benedetti throwing strikes from guard but Cute blocks nicely.
Benedetti lands a couple of elbows.
Benedetti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking to work some ground and pound but Cute has wrist control.
Cute is breathing heavily.
Benedetti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cute works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benedetti drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cute dives on top into guard.
Benedetti controlling 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.
Cute keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benedetti's head.
Benedetti looking for a triangle here. Cute is fighting it but it looks tight! Benedetti pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cute is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paolo Benedetti!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peters's entrance music is the Ong Bak theme. A fine choice. Money has chosen Triumph by Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trey Money!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters swats away the attempt to clinch by Money.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Peters.
Money takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Peters scores with a couple of short elbows.
Peters swings around for an armbar but Money sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Peters's guard.
Peters is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peters keeping full guard, as Money tries to pass.
Money trying to control but Peters is working from the bottom.
Money preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Peters can't keep his opponent in guard - Money advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Peters wants to get back to full guard.
Money thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peters's head.
Money is nestled in close to Peters, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Money stalling.
Money uses his free foot to push down on Peters's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Peters.
Peters tries to hold on but Money postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Money trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Money lands a big elbow.
Peters is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Peters is bucking up trying to escape but Money cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Peters can't escape the position.
Peters bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Peters throws and elbow that misses. Money uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peters's guard. Nice move by Money!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peters has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Money has managed to get both his arms back between Peters's legs - danger averted.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Money trying to control but Peters is working from the bottom.
Peters will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peters looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Money puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Peters is trying to maintain the position but Money is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Money stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trey Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money slows the pace down in half guard.
Money lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peters is looking to improve his position.
Money lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Money trying to control the action but Peters is working from the bottom.
Money winds up and cracks Peters with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peters tries to get to full guard but Money has control of the leg.
Money lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Money dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Money lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Peters crumples to the floor! Money milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Trey Money!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaewkwan Plumuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Sacred (Blind Guardian) as his entrance music. Fabio Lopez 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaewkwan Plumuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Plumuk shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Plumuk.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plumuk misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Plumuk keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Plumuk swivels and escapes.
Kaewkwan Plumuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Lopez.
Lopez misses with a combination
and Plumuk counters with a thumping low kick.
Lopez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaewkwan Plumuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plumuk misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez tries to clinch but Plumuk moves away
and Plumuk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Plumuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Plumuk circles away.
Lopez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plumuk throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Plumuk circles away.
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.
Lopez looks to clinch
and Plumuk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopez thinking.
Lopez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Plumuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plumuk as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaewkwan Plumuk dominated that round.
That's time! Plumuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lopez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Plumuk counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Lopez!
Plumuk is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
Lopez is defending against the submission attempts here by Plumuk.
Plumuk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Plumuk wants to work for an arm triangle but Lopez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumuk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plumuk stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Plumuk misses with the combination.
Lopez tries to clinch
and Plumuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Lopez tries to clinch but Plumuk is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plumuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Plumuk counters with a left and a right that stings Lopez.
Nice takedown defense from Plumuk. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Plumuk is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Plumuk avoids nicely.
Lopez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kaewkwan Plumuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Lopez.
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.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Plumuk throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Plumuk.
Lopez tries to clinch but Plumuk moves away
and Plumuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Plumuk avoids it.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt - Plumuk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lopez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Plumuk is fending him off so far but Lopez persists. Nope, Plumuk circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaewkwan Plumuk 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. 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.
Lopez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Plumuk tries to avoid it but Lopez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Plumuk to the ground. Plumuk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lopez wants to clinch
and Plumuk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopez thinking.
Lopez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plumuk throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Plumuk misses
and Lopez counters with a one-two to the body.
Plumuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Lopez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Plumuk counters with a leg kick.
Kaewkwan Plumuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Plumuk circles away.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plumuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plumuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Plumuk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaewkwan Plumuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Lopez.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plumuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plumuk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Plumuk fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plumuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaewkwan Plumuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez has his takedown stuffed
and Plumuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fabio Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Plumuk counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaewkwan Plumuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plumuk 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaewkwan Plumuk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso de Asis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfonso de Asis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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224 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alfonso de Asis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Asis misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for de Asis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lodin lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from de Asis misses.
Lodin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but de Asis moves away.
Lodin connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Alfonso de Asis has been cut.
Lodin with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends de Asis sprawling to the canvas! de Asis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lodin finish him?!
de Asis is rocked!
Lodin lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Lodin!
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