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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benten Gogul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Sasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuro Sasaki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benten Gogul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuro Sasaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki throws out a powerful jab.
Gogul could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sasaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gogul is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Sasaki finds it's target.
Sasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gogul.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gogul.
Gogul 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasaki keeping moving, preventing Gogul from controlling successfully.
Sasaki tries to strike from the bottom.
Gogul trying to control but Sasaki is working from the bottom.
Gogul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gogul trying to control but Sasaki is working from the bottom.
Sasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gogul is one step ahead there.
Sasaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sasaki connects with a right hand. Gogul shakes it off.
Sasaki throws a hook but Gogul avoids it easily.
Katsuro Sasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sasaki jabs at Gogul's body.
Gogul is breathing heavily.
Gogul closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sasaki to the mat! Sasaki manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki is trying to keep Gogul in close.
Gogul wants to get up but he can't break Sasaki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sasaki trying to keep a closed guard but Gogul is proving a slippery customer.
Sasaki pulls Gogul in to control the position.
Sasaki looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sasaki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gogul kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sasaki is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sasaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki postures up in Gogul's guard and throws a big left but Gogul blocks it.
Gogul wants to stand but Sasaki is controlling the position.
Sasaki thows a big elbow that misses.
Sasaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gogul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sasaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gogul being controlled here, momentarily.
Gogul has momentary wrist control but Sasaki slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki wants to control from the top but Gogul keeps moving.
Sasaki throwing strikes from guard but Gogul blocks nicely.
Sasaki forces his way into half guard.
Sasaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gogul's head.
Sasaki is thwarting Gogul's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sasaki is keen to just control but Gogul is a slippery customer.
Sasaki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sasaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sasaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sasaki lands a big right hand that sends Gogul crashing to the mat! Sasaki stays standing though and waves Gogul back to his feet!
It looks like Benten Gogul has been cut.
Sasaki lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gogul falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sasaki dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsuro Sasaki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takahara!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell looks to land a combination but Takahara avoids it well.
Takahara ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahara is just out of range.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Takahara. No joy for Liddell on that attempt.
Takahara lands a big head kick that sends Liddell tumbling to the mat! Takahara takes a step backwards and waves Liddell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takahara. That's going to slow Liddell down.
Liddell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crack! A monster head kick from Takahara and Liddell falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Takahara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shinji Takahara!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jovi wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legionarius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drowning Pool - Let the bodies hit the floor. wolf has chosen Till i collapse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jovi wolf!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wolf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
wolf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legionarius.
Legionarius looks to throw the jab but wolf is out of range.
wolf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legionarius throws out the jab.
wolf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Legionarius misses.
wolf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legionarius.
Legionarius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legionarius was well out of range. Poor timing from wolf.
Legionarius checks a leg kick.
wolf throws a head kick that half lands.
Alessio Legionarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legionarius lands a big uppercut and wolf crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but wolf looks OK. Legionarius waves wolf back to his feet!
wolf is rocked!
Legionarius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
wolf is still on wobbly legs! Can Legionarius finish him?
wolf looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legionarius ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking wolf out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alessio Legionarius!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Sasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Krijic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasaki comes into the arena with The Church of Misery - The Gray Man blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Sasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bojan Krijic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krijic tries to land a leg kick but Sasaki saw it coming and moves away.
Krijic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sasaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krijic as he jumps to the side.
Krijic throws a leg kick but Sasaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krijic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krijic.
Donk. Krijic catches Sasaki right on the button with a cross.
Krijic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sasaki is out of range and Krijic settles back down.
Krijic throws a series of punches but Sasaki moves out of range.
Sasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sasaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krijic lands a nice shot that snaps Sasaki's head back.
Krijic throws a right hand that Sasaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sasaki also avoids with ease.
Sasaki closes the distance and clinches up with Krijic, looking for a takedown. Sasaki pushes Krijic against the cage but Krijic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krijic swinging wildly here.
Sasaki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Krijic!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki unloading with bombs!
Krijic's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sasaki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Krijic really wants to buck Sasaki off and get back to his feet.
Sasaki looking to finish with strikes here!
Krijic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Krijic is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Krijic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sasaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sasaki wants to control the pace but Krijic is squirming around nicely.
Sasaki throws some wild stikes that Krijic manages to avoid easily.
Krijic wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sasaki looking to control but Krijic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
You get the feeling that Krijic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sasaki scoring with strikes but Krijic is staying in there.
The referee warns Krijic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krijic is trying to stand up.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Sasaki dominated that 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.
Nice defenses there by Sasaki.
Krijic stuffs the takedown.
Sasaki defending well as Krijic loads up on a big left hand.
Sasaki checks a leg kick.
Krijic cracks Sasaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krijic takes a swing at Sasaki's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krijic, as that shot connected.
Sasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krijic circles away quickly and effectively.
Sasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krijic misses with a low kick.
Krijic sizes up Sasaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sasaki fails with the takedown.
Krijic is looking to chop away at Sasaki's legs.
Sasaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Krijic.
Sasaki slips a jab and a cross from Krijic.
Krijic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Krijic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sasaki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuo Sasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bojan Krijic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krijic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krijic dodges the punch combination from Sasaki.
A left lands for Krijic.
Good shot there by Krijic.
Kazuo Sasaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krijic connects with the punch.
Sasaki walks into a jab.
Sasaki misses with the combination.
Krijic throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sasaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krijic throws a right hand that Sasaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sasaki also avoids with ease.
Krijic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Krijic thuds his right hand into Sasaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krijic throws a series of punches but Sasaki moves out of range.
Krijic misses with an uppercut. Sasaki saw that one coming.
Sasaki shoots in for a takedown but Krijic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Krijic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krijic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krijic misses with a series of wild punches.
Bojan Krijic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krijic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sasaki has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krijic's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Krijic duly obliges.
Krijic misses with a kick to the body.
Krijic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sasaki counters with a three punch combo that has Krijic backing up. Krijic nods at Sasaki to acknowledge the strikes.
Sasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sasaki slips a jab and a cross from Krijic.
Sasaki moves out of range as Krijic throws a body kick.
Krijic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krijic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krijic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krijic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donk. Krijic catches Sasaki right on the button with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Krijic.
Krijic throws a nice looking combination but Sasaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krijic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sasaki at a distance.
Krijic scores with a one two! Sasaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Krijic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krijic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Krijic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sasaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Krijic throws a one two combo.
Krijic cracks Sasaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sasaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krijic throws a right and a left that Sasaki avoids nicely.
Krijic drops Sasaki with a beautiful combination! Sasaki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Krijic is looking for the KO!
Sasaki is rocked!
Krijic drops Sasaki with a naaaaasty hook - Sasaki is in real trouble here! Krijic dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bojan Krijic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Fogerty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hecu Hasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darren Fogerty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hecu Hasu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fogerty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hasu is trying to stand.
Fogerty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hasu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fogerty.
Fogerty is looking to advance position but Hasu won't allow it.
Hasu wants to get back to his feet.
Hasu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fogerty.
Fogerty trying to control but Hasu is working from the bottom.
Hasu wants to stand up but Fogerty is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hasu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fogerty wants to control from the top but Hasu keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hasu wants to stand but Fogerty is controlling the position.
Fogerty trying to control but Hasu is working from the bottom.
Fogerty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hasu keeping full guard, as Fogerty tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hasu tries to bum rush Fogerty with a series of wild strikes but Fogerty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fogerty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hasu.
Hasu looks gassed!
Hasu throws a series of punches but Fogerty avoids them all with ease.
Fogerty looks to land a combination but Hasu avoids it well.
Hasu throws a jab when Fogerty was well out of range.
Fogerty tries to bum rush Hasu with a series of wild strikes but Hasu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hasu throws a hook but Fogerty blocks it.
Fogerty cracks Hasu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hasu misses with a combination
and Fogerty counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hasu!
Hasu wants to get back to his feet.
Fogerty landing strikes from the mount and Hasu is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Hasu really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fogerty looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fogerty landing shots from mount.
Fogerty scoring with strikes but Hasu is staying in there.
Hasu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fogerty throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hasu because Fogerty loaded up on that one.
Fogerty scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fogerty throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fogerty lands with some strikes.
Fogerty thowing shots but they're missing.
Fogerty is landing with some decent strikes but Hasu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fogerty looking to finish Hasu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hasu!
Fogerty throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fogerty misses with a head shot.
Fogerty lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hasu hang on?
Fogerty looking to ground and pound but Hasu is blocking nicely.
Fogerty scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hasu?
Hasu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fogerty.
A nice elbow there by Fogerty.
Hasu wants to get back to his feet.
Fogerty is landing with some decent strikes but Hasu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Fogerty dominated that 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.
Fogerty shoots in looking for a takedown. Hasu tries to sprawl out of it but Fogerty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hasu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hecu Hasu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fogerty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hasu throws a jab but it's blocked by Fogerty.
A shot to de liver by Fogerty. Beautiful body shot.
Fogerty digs a good hook to Hasu's body.
Hasu misses with a double jab
and Fogerty counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hasu!
Poor strikes thrown by Fogerty there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fogerty throws some wild stikes that Hasu manages to avoid easily.
Fogerty is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Fogerty there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hasu is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogerty misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Fogerty there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hasu is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Fogerty.
Fogerty lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Fogerty.
Hasu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fogerty.
Fogerty sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fogerty working Hasu over with strikes here.
Fogerty looking to land elbow strikes but Hasu uses the position to regain half guard.
Fogerty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Hasu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fogerty.
Hasu is looking to escape.
Fogerty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hasu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fogerty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hasu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fogerty counters with a three punch combo that has Hasu backing up. Hasu nods at Fogerty to acknowledge the strikes.
Hasu misses with the combination.
Fogerty scores with a shot to the body.
Fogerty jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fogerty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Darren Fogerty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu pushes Fogerty off looking to stand but Fogerty dives back in and keeps control.
Hasu is not content to let Fogerty control the position.
Fogerty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hasu pushes Fogerty off looking to stand but Fogerty dives back in and keeps control.
Fogerty trying to control the action but Hasu is working from the bottom.
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.
Fogerty trying to pass the guard but Hasu defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hasu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fogerty counters with a two punch combo.
Hasu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fogerty 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.
Fogerty wants to pass the guard but Hasu is keeping the position.
Hasu wriggles free and stands up.
Good shot there by Hasu.
Hasu gets caught flat footed, as Fogerty shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fogerty won't allow Hasu to get back to his feet.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Fogerty dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hasu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hasu walks into a left hand.
Fogerty dodges the punch combination from Hasu.
Hasu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fogerty counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hasu!
Hasu is bucking up trying to escape but Fogerty cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fogerty misses with a head shot.
Fogerty working the ground and pound effectively.
Hasu taking shots to the head.
Hasu is trying to stand.
Fogerty lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hasu is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fogerty postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hasu looks a forlorn figure.
Hasu really wants to buck Fogerty off and get back to his feet.
Hasu is in a horrible position here. Fogerty smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fogerty throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fogerty lands with some strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hasu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fogerty throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fogerty throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hasu because Fogerty loaded up on that one.
Fogerty thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hasu is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hasu suckers Fogerty into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Hasu is now in Fogerty's guard!
Hasu won't allow Fogerty to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hasu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fogerty.
A combination from Hasu does no damage.
Hasu takes a swing at Fogerty's ribcage but misses.
Fogerty bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hasu dodges the ground and pound from Fogerty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hasu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fogerty working the ground and pound but Hasu is defending the strikes.
Hasu pushes Fogerty away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fogerty gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fogerty tries to score with some ground and pound. Hasu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hasu defending against the ground and pound.
Hasu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fogerty is controlling him well.
Hasu stops Fogerty from passing to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hasu misses with a straight right.
Hasu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fogerty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hasu manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Fogerty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hasu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hasu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hasu looks to land a combination but Fogerty avoids it well.
Fogerty gets a takedown into half guard.
Hasu wants to get back to his feet.
Fogerty misses with a head shot. Hasu uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fogerty is pushing down on Hasu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hasu is fighting to maintain full guard but Fogerty has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fogerty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hecu Hasu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darren Fogerty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fogerty tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hasu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Fogerty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fogerty 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Fogerty!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobuhiko Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobuhiko Takada 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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233 lbs
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227 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russian Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobuhiko Takada!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Takada.
Takada looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Saint lands a high kick!
It looks like Nobuhiko Takada has been cut.
Saint checks a leg kick nicely.
Saint fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saint sends Takada crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Saint is motioning to the referee to let Takada up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Takada is rocked!
Takada is holding his hands too far apart here. Saint throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Takada is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russian Saint!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupin The Third (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lupin The Third!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Third 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The Third stopping the sweep attempt from Jong.
Jong is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! The Third has his hands clasped together but Jong extends an breaks The Third's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kim Jong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between American Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TeBob DeQuad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, American Saint!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TeBob DeQuad!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeQuad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
DeQuad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint lands a jab.
It looks like TeBob DeQuad has been cut.
DeQuad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Good exchange - DeQuad coming out on top.
DeQuad misses with a looping left.
Saint misses with a looping left.
DeQuad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint slips a straight right by DeQuad.
Saint staying out of range there.
DeQuad throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Saint connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
DeQuad misses with a looping right.
DeQuad blocks a jab.
Saint scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint ducks under a wild hook from DeQuad.
Saint walks into a stiff left hand from DeQuad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeQuad throws a shot from downtown. Saint moves away and avoids it.
Saint throws out a loose jab but DeQuad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from DeQuad.
Saint slips under a jab.
DeQuad misses the jab.
Saint ducks under a wild hook from DeQuad.
Saint misses with an uppercut. DeQuad saw that one coming.
DeQuad misses with a looping left.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but DeQuad slips the punch.
DeQuad throws a jab when Saint was well out of range.
DeQuad misses with a hook.
DeQuad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
DeQuad moves out of range of the strikes.
DeQuad misses with a looping left.
Saint slips under a jab from DeQuad.
DeQuad throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
DeQuad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint.
That's two 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.
DeQuad looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Saint throws a body punch but DeQuad moves out of range.
DeQuad throws a hook but Saint blocks it.
Saint staying out of range there.
DeQuad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint.
DeQuad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeQuad loads up on a big right hand but Saint slips the punch.
Saint on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
DeQuad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint.
DeQuad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint.
DeQuad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint moves out of range as DeQuad strikes.
Saint with a hook.
Saint lands with a hook. DeQuad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from DeQuad misses the target.
DeQuad scores with a hook.
Saint is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from DeQuad misses.
DeQuad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeQuad is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Saint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeQuad misses with an uppercut.
DeQuad misses with a hook. Saint ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from DeQuad.
Saint throws a hook to the side of DeQuad's head but DeQuad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeQuad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint.
DeQuad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint moves out of range as DeQuad strikes.
DeQuad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint moves out of range as DeQuad strikes.
A slow jab from Saint misses its intended target.
Saint moves away from the strike by DeQuad.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
DeQuad misses with a straight left.
DeQuad throws a jab when Saint was well out of range.
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.
DeQuad missing with a left hand there. Saint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeQuad misses with an uppercut. Saint saw that one coming.
TeBob DeQuad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from DeQuad.
A slow jab from DeQuad misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from DeQuad.
DeQuad misses with an uppercut. Saint saw that one coming.
Saint avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
DeQuad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
DeQuad looks gassed!
Jab, jab by Saint - just one landing.
Saint lands a left and a right that send DeQuad crashing to the mat, dazed. Saint thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That has opened up TeBob DeQuad's cut even more.
Saint digs a good hook to DeQuad's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Saint! DeQuad is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). American Saint!
American Saint is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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202 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Calvin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Diaz.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carter counters with a crisp one two that drops Diaz! Carter thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Diaz to his feet! Diaz is in big trouble!
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Carter counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Diaz has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Calvin Carter!
Calvin Carter is the new middleweight champion!
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