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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 16 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Krashenko (ranked 23709 p4p, 544 weight class) and Hot Sauce (ranked 3028 p4p, 340 weight class). Krashenko comes into the arena with Polyushka Polye blaring out of the sound system. Hot Sauce is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Krashenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hot Sauce!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauce swinging wildly here.
Krashenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Hot Sauce has been cut.
Krashenko sends Sauce crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Krashenko is motioning to the referee to let Sauce up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sauce is rocked!
Sauce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sauce is still on wobbly legs! Can Krashenko finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauce throws a lazy uppercut
and Krashenko counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Sauce falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vladimir Krashenko!
Vladimir Krashenko managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dark Knight Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebo Westwood (ranked 23948 p4p, 457 weight class) and Suge Knight (ranked 3148 p4p, 296 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knight's choice of entrance music: Compton . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lebo Westwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suge Knight!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight lands a nice looking body shot.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Westwood saw that one coming.
Westwood moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knight works Westwood's body with a nice hook.
Westwood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Lebo Westwood has been cut.
Knight cracks Westwood with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Westwood tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Knight pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Westwood is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suge Knight!
A very excited looking Suge Knight made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 2483 p4p, 258 weight class) and Zsolt The Light (ranked 3627 p4p, 323 weight class). Grant Alyoshin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Alyoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Zsolt The Light!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Light lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alyoshin circles away quickly and effectively.
As The Light tries to get set, Alyoshin tries to push him back and clinch up but The Light manages to avoid the attempt.
Alyoshin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends The Light sprawling to the canvas! The Light rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Alyoshin finish him?!
It looks like Zsolt The Light has been cut.
The Light misses with a wild combination.
Alyoshin moves into the clinch.
A short right from Alyoshin on the inside.
The Light is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alyoshin unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked The Light out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted The Light off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Grant Alyoshin!
A very excited looking Grant Alyoshin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Mitros (ranked 2626 p4p, 311 weight class) and Samuel Westcliff (ranked 1528 p4p, 202 weight class). Mitros comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Unstoppable. Samuel Westcliff is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kostas Mitros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Westcliff!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westcliff looks to land a combination but Mitros avoids it well.
Westcliff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Samuel Westcliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westcliff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitros appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big right from Westcliff misses.
Westcliff looks to land a combination but Mitros avoids it well.
Mitros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Underground MMA- Sydney in the buildup to the fight.
Westcliff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitros.
Westcliff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Westcliff connects with a body shot that sends Mitros's belly button to the back.
Westcliff misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitros counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mitros throws a right hand that Westcliff ducks under and follows up with a left that Westcliff also avoids with ease.
Westcliff throws a counter combo.
Westcliff misses with a body shot.
Mitros throwing a counter right hand but Westcliff manages to avoid it.
Westcliff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitros misses its target.
Westcliff throws a sloppy body shot
and Mitros counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Mitros misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westcliff looks to land a right hand but Mitros moved out of range.
Mitros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Westcliff misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitros scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mitros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Westcliff misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Westcliff.
Westcliff misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mitros to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitros gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Westcliff.
Westcliff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitros.
Westcliff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westcliff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitros lunges at Westcliff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Westcliff's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Westcliff scores with a nice strike.
Westcliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Mitros wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Westcliff is looking to chop away at Mitros's legs.
Westcliff misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Westcliff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitros lands a nice looking body shot.
Westcliff misses the jab.
Mitros walks into a straight right hand from Westcliff.
Oooooh!!! Westcliff has knocked Mitros down with a huge combo! Westcliff steps away and waves a wobbly Mitros back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mitros is rocked!
It looks like Kostas Mitros has been cut.
Mitros lands with a hook. Westcliff tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Westcliff throws a nice looking combination but Mitros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Westcliff gets in close and tags Mitros with a short punch that almost sends Mitros to the mat! Oh Mitros is in big trouble! He turns his back on Westcliff, trying to create some distance but Westcliff rushes him, striking wildly and Mitros goes down! The referee tackles Westcliff into the cage to end the fight! Westcliff is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Westcliff!
Samuel Westcliff decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Thift (ranked 3074 p4p, 350 weight class) and Danny Corleone (ranked 2804 p4p, 330 weight class). Sydney Thift has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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169 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Thift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thift drives through with a takedown into Corleone's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Corleone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thift is aware though and is defending well.
Thift lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Corleone pushes a forearm under Thift's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Thift is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Corleone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Makres (ranked 1938 p4p, 248 weight class) and Vaai Finau (ranked 23648 p4p, 549 weight class). Makres comes into the arena with SABATON - Coat of Arms blaring out of the sound system. 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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220 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Makres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaai Finau!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finau scores with the left hand. Makres knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Finau.
Finau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makres is looking for a counter combo.
Finau dips to his left and cracks Makres with an uppercut!
Nice straight punches there by Finau. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finau.
Finau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finau, right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Finau. Those never looked like landing.
Finau throws a big shot that misses.
Finau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finau looks to land a right hand but Makres moved out of range.
Vaai Finau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Finau there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Finau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makres ducks under a wild hook from Finau.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finau. Makres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finau lands a head kick. Makres smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Finau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finau misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Makres misses its target.
Makres looks to land a right hand but Finau moved out of range.
Finau throws a low kick, looking for Makres's leg but Makres calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Makres misses.
Makres takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finau misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Makres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makres. Finau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Makres as Finau shoots in.
Makres slips under a jab.
Finau looks to land a right hand but Makres moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Finau.
A leg kick checked by Makres.
It looked like Makres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makres walks into a straight right hand from Finau.
Makres throws a lazy right hand but Finau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finau misses with a looping left.
Makres is looking to counter with a body kick.
Finau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finau connects with a jab.
Makres moves out of range as Finau strikes.
As Finau looks to move away, Makres throws a big counter combo but Finau just gets out of the way.
Finau fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Finau blocks the leg kick.
Finau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makres is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Finau shoots in for a double leg but Makres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
John Makres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vaai Finau.
Finau ducks right into an uppercut from Makres.
It looks like Vaai Finau has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Makres.
Makres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finau circles away quickly and effectively.
Finau is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Makres had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Finau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makres.
Makres takes a kick to the side of the head.
Makres tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Finau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Finau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finau throws a head kick but Makres moves out of range.
Makres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finau works over Makres's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau misses with a head kick.
Makres is looking for a counter combo.
Makres looks to land a right hand but Finau moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makres is looking to slow Finau down with leg kicks.
Makres misses with a left hand
and Finau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makres looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy left from Finau finds it's target.
Finau connects with a solid leg kick.
Finau throws a jab but it's blocked by Makres.
Finau misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Makres misses its target.
Finau will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Makres keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finau throws a looping overhand right but Makres ducks down to avoid it.
John Makres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaai Finau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vaai Finau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Makres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Makres might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Finau.
Makres is looking to counter punch.
Finau throws a sloppy head kick
and Makres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makres takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Finau instigates a clinch.
Finau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makres working hard to break the clinch.
Makres holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Finau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Makres.
A short left from Finau.
Makres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finau is looking to control Makres's arms but Makres gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finau has his back to the cage.
Makres stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makres breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makres scores with a shot to the body.
Finau dives in and grabs Makres's left leg, looking for a takedown. Makres pushes down on Finau's head and hops out.
Finau is breathing heavily.
Finau misses with a low kick.
Makres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finau throws a jab when Makres was well out of range.
Makres stuffs the takedown.
Makres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makres looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makres.
And Makres counters with a quick kick to the body but Finau blocks it.
Finau connects with a crisp jab.
Finau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finau throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Makres.
Some wild striking there from Finau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makres with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makres swinging wildly here.
Donk. Finau catches Makres right on the button with a cross.
Makres takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finau ducks under a wild hook from Makres.
Finau looks to clinch
and Makres counters with a nice right hand that sends Finau toppling to the canvas! Finau scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Makres finish him?!
Finau is rocked!
Finau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finau is still on wobbly legs! Can Makres finish him?
Finau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makres thuds a left hand into Finau's body.
Makres seems to be stalking Finau here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Finau drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Makres!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Makres made sure he mentioned Dark Knight Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Jasper (ranked 1862 p4p, 197 weight class) and Del Werthers (ranked 1344 p4p, 152 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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156 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theodore Jasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Del Werthers!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Werthers with that takedown attempt.
Jasper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jasper works the jab nicely.
Werthers fails to land with a series of punches.
Werthers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jasper counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasper scores with a jab to the head.
Jasper lands a lovely overhand right.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jasper gets caught flat footed, as Werthers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werthers trying to control but Jasper is working from the bottom.
Werthers is looking to work some ground and pound but Jasper has wrist control.
Jasper keeping moving, preventing Werthers from controlling successfully.
Werthers pushing down on Jasper's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jasper wants to get back to his feet.
Werthers is trying to work for a kimura but Jasper is defending well.
Jasper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jasper tries to get out of the position.
Jasper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jasper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Werthers.
Jasper's coaches at Underground MMA- Sydney have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Werthers trying to control the pace.
Werthers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jasper is trying to stand.
Werthers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jasper defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werthers is looking to take a break and control but Jasper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Werthers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Werthers trying to control the action but Jasper is working from the bottom.
Werthers tries to pass to full mount but Jasper defends it.
Werthers trying to work for an americana but Jasper has managed to regain full guard.
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.
Jasper keeping moving, preventing Werthers from controlling successfully.
Jasper wants to stand up but Werthers is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Werthers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Werthers misses with a few strikes there.
Jasper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Werthers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jasper to score with a decent uppercut.
Werthers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jasper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Jasper dominated that 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.
Werthers misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Jasper was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Werthers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jasper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jasper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jasper throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Werthers misses its intended target.
Jasper seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Werthers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jasper.
Werthers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jasper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werthers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Jasper.
Jasper misses the jab.
Jasper lands a left and a right that send Werthers crashing to the mat, dazed. Jasper thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Werthers is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jasper throws a monster overhand right that drops Werthers! Jasper follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theodore Jasper!
Theodore Jasper thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Arciniega (ranked 2019 p4p, 86 weight class) and Diego Columbo (ranked 1664 p4p, 74 weight class). Arciniega kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is K.A.Y.O Shot ya. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
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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 Los Angeles, Alejandro Arciniega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Columbo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arciniega fails to land with a series of punches.
Columbo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Columbo throws the left hand but Arciniega avoids the punch easily.
Columbo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Diego Columbo has been cut.
Arciniega throws a hook to the side of Columbo's head but Columbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arciniega thumps Columbo with a low kick.
Arciniega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alejandro Arciniega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arciniega.
Arciniega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Columbo misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Arciniega misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbo misses with a combination
and Arciniega counters with an inside leg kick.
Arciniega throws a shot to the body.
Columbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Columbo's coach down at Hare of the Dog Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Columbo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Columbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Columbo. Arciniega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arciniega slips a jab from Columbo.
Arciniega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Arciniega.
Columbo misses with a combination
enabling Arciniega to counter with a crisp jab.
Arciniega lands a body shot.
Arciniega throws a body shot but no joy.
Columbo throws out a counter right but Arciniega avoids it with no problem.
Arciniega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arciniega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Diego Columbo's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arciniega lands a big uppercut and Columbo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Columbo looks OK. Arciniega waves Columbo back to his feet!
Columbo is rocked!
Columbo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arciniega counters with a right hand to the body.
Columbo looks winded!
Arciniega throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle, before Arciniega throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Columbo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Arciniega lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Alejandro Arciniega!
Our winner, Alejandro Arciniega, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amadou Poussin (ranked 1351 p4p, 81 weight class) and Tamid Nasib (ranked 1226 p4p, 74 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadou Poussin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamid Nasib!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poussin misses with a lunging right hand
and Nasib counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nasib swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poussin takes a swing at Nasib's ribcage but misses.
Nasib scores with the left hand. Poussin knows he should have avoided that one.
Poussin misses with an uppercut. Nasib saw that one coming.
Nasib is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Poussin throws a jab when Nasib was well out of range.
Nasib misses with an uppercut. Poussin saw that one coming.
Nasib throws a body punch but Poussin moves out of range.
Nasib lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poussin at a distance.
Nasib misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasib takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nasib looks to land a left hand but Poussin moved out of range nicely.
Poussin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nasib connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nasib ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poussin misses with a right hand
and Nasib cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poussin throws a body punch but Nasib moves out of range.
Nasib looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donk. Poussin catches Nasib right on the button with a cross.
Nasib gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Amadou Poussin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasib fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poussin manages to avoid it.
Nasib defending well as Poussin loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Nasib releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A cross from Nasib lands.
Nasib lands with a hook. Poussin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poussin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poussin throws a hook to the side of Nasib's head but Nasib sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nasib misses with a straight left.
Nasib fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poussin manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib throws a jab when Poussin was well out of range.
Poussin lands with a nice body punch.
Poussin ducks under a wild hook from Nasib.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nasib blocks a jab.
Nasib throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poussin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nasib ducks under a wild hook from Poussin.
Poussin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nasib counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nasib throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poussin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Poussin swings widly with a right hand
and Nasib counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nasib lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Poussin. That snapped Nasib's head back.
Poussin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poussin throws an off balance right hand
and Nasib counters with a stiff right hand.
Poussin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poussin loads up on a big right hand but Nasib slips the punch.
Nasib misses with a hook to the body
and Poussin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poussin misses with a left hand
and Nasib counters with a nice uppercut.
Poussin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nasib counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poussin connects with a looping right hand.
Nasib is rocked!
A slow jab from Nasib misses its intended target.
Nasib misses the jab.
Poussin scores with a nice right hand.
Nasib is still on wobbly legs! Can Poussin finish him?
Poussin misses the jab.
Poussin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasib throws the left hand but Poussin avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Poussin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Poussin misses.
A little jabbing left from Nasib on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nasib connects with the punch.
Nasib seems to have recovered his senses.
Poussin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poussin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nasib counters with a straight right hand.
Poussin throws a lazy uppercut
and Nasib counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasib slips under a jab.
Nasib is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poussin with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Nasib there.
Nasib on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nasib lands with a nice body punch.
Poussin throws a jab but it's blocked by Nasib.
Nasib tries to clinch but Poussin is having none of it.
A slow jab from Nasib misses its intended target.
Poussin works the jab nicely.
Poussin misses with a left hand
and Nasib counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poussin misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasib throws a looping overhand right but Poussin ducks down to avoid it.
Nasib missing with a left hand there. Poussin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poussin moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamid Nasib dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nasib displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poussin throws out the jab.
Poussin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nasib's head.
Poussin misses with an uppercut. Nasib saw that one coming.
Poussin misses with a looping right.
Nasib takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Poussin - just one landing.
Poussin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nasib scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poussin in his tracks.
Poussin throws a hook but Nasib blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poussin digs a good hook to Nasib's body.
Tamid Nasib seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poussin throws an overhand right that lands on Nasib's shoulder, as Nasib tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Nasib on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nasib keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nasib looks to score with a jab to the body but Poussin is just out of range.
Poussin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poussin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nasib under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Nasib.
Poussin takes a swing at Nasib's ribcage but misses.
Poussin avoids the body shot from Nasib.
Nasib lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poussin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poussin throws a hook to the side of Nasib's head but Nasib sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nasib looks to score with a jab to the body but Poussin is just out of range.
Poussin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Poussin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nasib counters with a straight right hand.
Poussin looks to throw the jab but Nasib is out of range.
Nasib looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poussin misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Nasib.
Poussin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Poussin is rocked!
Poussin is holding his hands too far apart here. Nasib throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Poussin is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tamid Nasib!
A very excited looking Tamid Nasib made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Barayev (ranked 385 p4p, 48 weight class) and Darrel Hill (ranked 1077 p4p, 121 weight class). Barayev comes into the arena with Antirespect - There blaring out of the sound system. 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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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aslanbek Barayev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darrel Hill!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barayev darts in and clinches Hill up against the cage.
Barayev jumps guard.
Hill controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barayev is looking for a triangle but Hill pushes his legs off easily.
Barayev is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
Hill passes into half guard.
Barayev is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rabid Dog , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Barayev actively working from the bottom here.
Barayev gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barayev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hill is aware though and is defending well.
Hill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barayev can't keep his opponent in guard - Hill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barayev actively working from the bottom here.
Barayev controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barayev is just riding it out for now. Hill eventually gives up the hold.
Hill is trying for a kimura here. Barayev looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hill wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darrel Hill!
Darrel Hill is the new featherweight champion!
Darrel Hill spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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