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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 8 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Gvozdev (ranked 4510 p4p, 355 weight class) and Feofan Episkop (ranked 6413 p4p, 421 weight class). George Gvozdev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Gvozdev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Feofan Episkop!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Episkop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like George Gvozdev has been cut.
Episkop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gvozdev. Gvozdev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Episkop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Episkop punishes Gvozdev's body with a nice straight punch.
Episkop lands with a good body shot.
Episkop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gvozdev's head backwards.
Episkop lands a big uppercut and Gvozdev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gvozdev looks OK. Episkop waves Gvozdev back to his feet!
George Gvozdev's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gvozdev gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Episkop points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Gvozdev wakes up just in time to hear Episkop thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Feofan Episkop!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Titor (ranked 3071 p4p, 336 weight class) and Kari Halifax (ranked 4690 p4p, 431 weight class). Titor comes to the cage accompanied by John Titor-Going To Space. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kari Halifax !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halifax digs a good body shot into Titor's ribs.
Titor walks into a left hand.
Halifax closes the distance and pushes Titor back into the cage.
Halifax misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Titor misses with an elbow strike.
Halifax throws a punch but it's blocked by Titor.
Titor prevents a body shot from Halifax .
Halifax tries a body shot but Titor blocks it.
Halifax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Titor blocks an uppercut.
Titor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Halifax is looking for a sweep. Titor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Titor slows the pace down in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Halifax can do anything to dispel that myth.
Titor'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.
Titor working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor winds up and cracks Halifax with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Titor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Halifax is looking to control Titor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halifax avoid being mounted?
Titor 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.
Titor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Halifax wants to control but Titor is keeping busy.
Halifax wants to control but Titor passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halifax tries to improve position but can't.
Titor scores with punches from side control.
Titor working the head and body with strikes.
Titor cracks Halifax with a big elbow.
Titor working the body and head with strikes.
Titor working the ground and pound.
Halifax taking a bit of punishment here - Titor scoring with strikes.
Halifax is rocked!
Halifax is trying to control Titor's posture but Titor avoids it.
Check out the look on Titor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halifax taking a bit of punishment here - Titor scoring with strikes.
Halifax is still in real trouble! Can Titor finish him?
Halifax really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Titor. 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.
Titor in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Halifax looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Titor turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Titor!
John Titor took some time post fight to say the following; 'Titor bangs on about being a time traveller and coming back to save humanity, but, no one cares.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lowery (ranked 6335 p4p, 510 weight class) and Jay Layne (ranked 2511 p4p, 278 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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154 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Lowery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Layne!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Layne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowery moves away.
Layne lands with a slapping head kick.
Layne feints and then cracks Lowery's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lowery down.
Jay Layne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Layne scores with a nice right hand.
Layne walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lowery drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Layne swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lowery's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Layne!
After the fight, Jay Layne was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Thompson (ranked 3222 p4p, 347 weight class) and Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow (ranked 3911 p4p, 388 weight class). Marowadoigowiegow has chosen Sabine Kors- Dagestan as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marowadoigowiegow tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marowadoigowiegow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Marowadoigowiegow should have avoided that one.
Marowadoigowiegow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thompson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thompson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marowadoigowiegow wants to clinch.
Marowadoigowiegow closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marowadoigowiegow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marowadoigowiegow working aggressively here.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marowadoigowiegow takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Marowadoigowiegow pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marowadoigowiegow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marowadoigowiegow backwards.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson effectively controlling the action here.
Marowadoigowiegow looking to stall.
Marowadoigowiegow working aggressively here.
Marowadoigowiegow tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Marowadoigowiegow back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Marowadoigowiegow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thompson up against the cage.
Marowadoigowiegow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marowadoigowiegow backwards.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Marowadoigowiegow looking to slow down the pace here.
Come on Marowadoigowiegow - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Marowadoigowiegow working aggressively here.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marowadoigowiegows head.
Marowadoigowiegow has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Marowadoigowiegow tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Marowadoigowiegow being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marowadoigowiegow up against the cage.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson stalling.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a head punch that misses.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson gets through Marowadoigowiegow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marowadoigowiegow letting Thompson take a breather here.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Marowadoigowiegow.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marowadoigowiegow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marowadoigowiegow slows down the pace here.
Marowadoigowiegow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marowadoigowiegow backwards.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Marowadoigowiegow is rocked!
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Marowadoigowiegow is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marowadoigowiegow backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Thompson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a straight right.
Thompson misses with a hook. Marowadoigowiegow ducked under it nicely.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Marowadoigowiegow seems to have recovered his senses.
Marowadoigowiegow walks into a jab.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Thompson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a double jab.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Thompson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marowadoigowiegows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kane Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marowadoigowiegow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marowadoigowiegow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson throws a right and a left that Marowadoigowiegow avoids nicely.
Thompson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson tries to bum rush Marowadoigowiegow with a series of wild strikes but Marowadoigowiegow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Marowadoigowiegow doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Marowadoigowiegow's body.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marowadoigowiegow.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Thompson misses the target.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson connects with a right hand. Marowadoigowiegow shakes it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Thompson. That snapped Marowadoigowiegow's head back.
Marowadoigowiegow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marowadoigowiegow.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marowadoigowiegow swings widly with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Marowadoigowiegow.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a looping right.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marowadoigowiegow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses
letting Marowadoigowiegow counter with a right hand.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Marowadoigowiegow throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Marowadoigowiegow.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marowadoigowiegow wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Marowadoigowiegow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marowadoigowiegow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thompson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with the combination.
Marowadoigowiegow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thompson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marowadoigowiegow is looking to clinch.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marowadoigowiegow throws out the jab.
Marowadoigowiegow is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thompson punishes Marowadoigowiegow's body with a nice straight punch.
Thompson slips under a jab from Marowadoigowiegow.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Marowadoigowiegow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Marowadoigowiegow moves out of range.
Marowadoigowiegow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thompson throws a good cross that connects.
Thompson looks to land a combination. Marowadoigowiegow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marowadoigowiegow misses the body punch
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson lands with a right that hurts Marowadoigowiegow. Marowadoigowiegow looks to clinch but Thompson throws a short knee that drops Marowadoigowiegow. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Kane Thompson!
In defeat, Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow stepped up to the mic, saying 'Opponent to strong. Sorry fans. I back in future.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Thift (ranked 3323 p4p, 354 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 3375 p4p, 358 weight class). Sydney Thift has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Thift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Thift circles away.
Thift appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dokov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doko Dokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Dokov misses its intended target.
Thift drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dokov sprawls and moves away.
Dokov looks to clinch
and Thift counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dokov!
Dokov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thift works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dokov is not content to let Thift control the position.
Dokov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thift cracks Dokov with a big right hand but Dokov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thift controls the position.
Dokov is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Thift's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov tries to improve position but can't.
Thift wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dokov keeps working.
Dokov is trying to get back to his feet.
Dokov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Thift lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dokov throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Thift working the ground and pound from side control.
Thift landing a few strikes.
Thift cracks Dokov with a big elbow.
Dokov is trying to buck Thift off.
Thift 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.
Thift lands a nice forearm strike.
Thift working the ground and pound.
Thift in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dokov pushes Thift away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thift gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thift is working Dokov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thift avoids the strikes from the bottom by Dokov.
Thift working the ground and pound.
Dokov tries to improve position but can't.
We've been hearing that Thift has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dokov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thift connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thift is working Dokov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thift cracks Dokov with a big right hand but Dokov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dokov is rocked!
Dokov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dokov is still in real trouble! Can Thift finish him?
Dokov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thift. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thift is putting a hurting on Dokov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thift cracks Dokov with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Thift immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Dokov is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Thift!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sydney Thift!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kristo (ranked 1094 p4p, 146 weight class) and Jake Ruth (ranked 4365 p4p, 446 weight class). Jake Ruth is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Kristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristo moves into the clinch.
Kristo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knees to the body from Kristo.
Kristo is pushing Ruth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kristo lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruth looks winded!
Kristo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kristo lands with a light punch inside.
Kristo drops Ruth with a big knee straight up the middle! Ruth is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Jake Ruth has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kristo closes the distance and pushes Ruth back into the cage.
Clinched against the cage, Kristo lands a big elbow that drops Ruth! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Ruth is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Kristo!
A very excited looking Matt Kristo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 1044 p4p, 51 weight class) and James Fusi (ranked 1692 p4p, 82 weight class). James Fusi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Fusi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre throws a looping overhand right but Fusi ducks down to avoid it.
Fusi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi misses with a left hand
enabling Maestre to counter with a crisp jab.
Maestre misses with the combination.
Fusi misses with a looping left.
Maestre looks to land a right hand but Fusi moved out of range.
Fusi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maestre looks to land a left hand but Fusi moved out of range nicely.
Maestre misses with a looping right.
Maestre misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Maestre slips the punch.
Fusi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maestre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maestre connects with a single shot there.
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!
Fusi moves away from the strike by Maestre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maestre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maestre tries to clinch up but Fusi circles away and keeps his distance.
Maestre misses with a hook
and Fusi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maestre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Maestre.
That has opened up James Fusi's cut even more.
Maestre lands a nice hook to Fusi's body. Fusi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maestre ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Fusi throws a shot from downtown. Maestre moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fusi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maestre avoids the body shot from Fusi.
Maestre scores with a hook to the body. Fusi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fusi swings for the body but Maestre moves out of range.
Maestre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fusi throws a body punch but Maestre moves out of range.
Fusi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maestre moves away.
Fusi lands with a right hand.
Maestre moves out of range of the strikes.
Fusi scores with a body shot.
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Maestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Maestre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maestre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maestre throws a combination that misses
and Fusi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fusi misses with a shot to the body
and Maestre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Maestre misses with a looping right.
Maestre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maestre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maestre throws a lazy right hand but Fusi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maestre misses with a hook. Fusi ducked under it nicely.
Fusi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fusi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The cut above James Fusi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maestre misses with a few strikes there.
Fusi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maestre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maestre throws a poor cross that misses
and Fusi counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Maestre drives through and clinches with Fusi against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maestre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestre lands with an uppercut that bounces Fusi off the cage and back into range.
Fusi is rocked!
Maestre cracks Fusi with a hook to the temple - Fusi is on wobbly legs here! Maestre swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fusi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Maestre wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Luis Maestre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sultan Yusupov (ranked 777 p4p, 112 weight class) and Alojz Sanel (ranked 1016 p4p, 138 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sultan Yusupov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alojz Sanel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusupov shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yusupov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanel counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Sultan Yusupov has been cut.
Yusupov throws a right hand that misses
and Sanel counters with a stiff right hand.
Yusupov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yusupov takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Yusupov sprawling to the canvas! Yusupov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sanel finish him?!
Yusupov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yusupov loads up on a big right hand but Sanel slips the punch.
Oh Yusupov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yusupov has managed to clinch.
Yusupov seems to have got his legs back now.
Yusupov takes a shot to the head.
Yusupov blocks a body shot from Sanel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusupov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanel walks away with a smile on his face. Yusupov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sultan Yusupov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yusupov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yusupov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yusupov looking for a takedown.
Sanel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yusupov or not.
Sanel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yusupov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yusupov's efforts to push away.
Yusupov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanel to keep the fight standing.
Sanel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yusupov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanel smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusupov drives through and clinches with Sanel against the cage.
Yusupov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanel smiles and moves away.
Yusupov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanel counters with a crisp right that sends Yusupov to the canvas! Sanel follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alojz Sanel!
During a confident post fight interview, Alojz Sanel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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